Acisanthera

Acisanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. It contains 11 species and is found in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1][2] It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.[3][4]

Acisanthera
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Subfamily: Melastomatoideae
Tribe: Sonerileae
Genus: Acisanthera
Patrick Browne 1756

Distribution

Many species in this genus are found in waterlogged savannas of the tropical regions of Central and South America.[5]

Species

As of 2020, Kew's Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:[1]

  • Acisanthera alata Cogn.
  • Acisanthera alsinefolia (DC.) Triana
  • Acisanthera ayangannae (Wurdack) M.J.Rocha & P.J.F.Guim.
  • Acisanthera boliviensis Cogn. ex Kuntze
  • Acisanthera glazioviana Cogn.
  • Acisanthera hedyotoidea Triana
  • Acisanthera paraguayensis Cogn.
  • Acisanthera pulchella Cogn.
  • Acisanthera quadrata Juss. ex Poir.
  • Acisanthera uniflora (Vahl) Gleason
  • Acisanthera variabilis Triana

References
  1. "Acisanthera P.Browne". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  2. "Taxonomy browser (Acisanthera)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  3. "Taxon author: P. Br". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. Guimarães, Paulo José Fernandes; da Silva, Marcus Felippe Oliveira; da Rocha, Maria José Reis (2017-06-01). "Nomenclator botanicus for Acisanthera (Melastomataceae: Marcetia alliance)". Brittonia. 69 (2): 231–240. doi:10.1007/s12228-017-9463-7. ISSN 1938-436X. S2CID 12530641.
  5. Almeda, Frank (April 1999). "A New Acisanthera (Melastomataceae: Melastomeae) from Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia". Brittonia. 51 (2): 159–162. doi:10.2307/2666623. JSTOR 2666623. S2CID 22648251.


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