Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Spennera rubricaulis Mart. ex DC., Prodr. 3: 115(–116). 1828.

• Homotypic
  • Melastoma rubricaule Schrank ex DC., Prodr. 3: 116. 1828, nom. inval. pro syn.

• Heterotypic
  • Arthrostemma caulialatum Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv.: t. 327. 1830. (as Arthrostema caulialatum)
  • Spennera panicularis Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 14(2): 148, t. 5, fig. 1. 1850.
  • Spennera caulialata (Ruiz & Pav.) Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. ser. 3, 14(2): 149. 1850.
  • Spennera alata Beurl., Kongl. Vetensk.-Acad. Handl. 1854: 125. 1856.
  • Aciotis caulialata (Ruiz & Pav.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 52, t. 3, fig. 36b. 1871 [1872].
  • Aciotis levyana Cogn., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 14(3): 460. 1885. (as A. Levyana)
  • Aciotis purpurascens var. alata (Beurl.) Cogn., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 14(3): 474(–475). 1885.
  • Aciotis aristata Ule, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin–Dahlem 6(60): 352(–353). 1915.
  • Aciotis aristellata Markgr., Biblioth. Bot. 29(116): 116. 1937.
  • Aciotis purpurascens var. martinensis J.F.Macbr., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4/1): 299. 1941.
  • Aciotis asplundii Wurdack, Phytologia 35(1): 2(–3). 1976.
  • Aciotis alata (Beurl.) Almeda, Novon 7(4): 335. 1997 [1998].

Primary references

• Cogniaux, A. 1885. Melastomataceae tribus II. Tibouchineae. Index voluminis XIV. partis III. Cols. 205–510, tt. 49–108 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†) & Eichler, A.G. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. XIV. Pars III, Fasc. XCIV. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 
• De Candolle, A.P. 1828. Ordo LXXVI. Melastomaceae. Pp. 99–202 in Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 3, Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines XXVI. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 
• Macbride, J.F. 1941. Melastomataceae. In Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(4/1): 249–521. BHL Reference page. 
• Naudin, C. 1850. Melastomacearum quae in Musaeo Parisiensi continentur monographicae descriptionis et secundum affinitates distributionis tentamen. (Sequentia.) Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 3, 13: 25–39, 126–159, 273–303, 347–362, 14: 53–76, 118–165. BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL Reference page. 
• Triana, J. 1872 ["1871"]. Les Mélastomacées. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 28: 1–188, tt. 1–7. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Almeda, F. 2001. Melastomataceae Juss. Pp. 1339–1419 in Stevens, W.D., Ulloa Ulloa, C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (eds.), Flora de Nicaragua, Vol. 2, Angiospermas (Fabaceae–Oxalidaceae). (Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85). Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. Online Reference page. 
• Almeda, F., Berry, P.E., Freire-Fierro, A., Gröger, A., Holst, B.K., Luckana, N.G., Michelangeli, F.A., Morley, T., Penney, D., Renner, S.S., Robinson, O.R., Wurdack, J.J. (†) & Yatskievych, K. 2007. Melastomataceae. In Funk, V., Hollowell, T., Berry, P., Kelloff, C. & Alexander, S.N., Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 397–417. BHL Reference page. 
• Freire-Fierro, A. 2001. Aciotis. Pp. 270–276 in Berry, P.E., Gröger, A., Holst, B.K., Morley, T., Michelangeli, F.A., Luckana, N.G., Almeda, F., Renner, S.S., Freire-Fierro, A., Robinson, O.R. & Yatskievych, K., Melastomataceae. In Steyermark, J.A. (†), Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Vol. 6, Liliaceae–Myrsinaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 0-915279-81-9. Reference page.  (as Aciotis caulialata)
• Freire-Fierro, A. 2002. Monograph of Aciotis (Melastomataceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 62: 1–99. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Wurdack, J.J. 1980. 138. Melastomataceae. In Harling, G. & Sparre, B. (eds.), Flora of Ecuador, No. 13: 1–406. University of Göteborg & Riksmuseum, Stockholm. ISBN 91-546-0281-5. Reference page.  (as Aciotis aristellata, A. Asplundii, and A. Levyana)
• Wurdack, J. J. 1993. Aciotis. Pp. 9–21 in Wurdack, J.J., Morley, T. & Renner, S., 99. Melastomataceae. In Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A. (ed.), Flora of the Guianas, Series A: Phanerogams, Fascicle 13. Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, ISBN 3-87429-343-2. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aciotis rubricaulis. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aciotis rubricaulis.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aciotis rubricaulis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-03-14.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Aciotis rubricaulis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aciotis rubricaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Aciotis rubricaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Aciotis rubricaulis in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Aciotis rubricaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Aciotis alata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Aciotis aristellata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Aciotis asplundii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Aciotis caulialata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Aciotis aristata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Aciotis caulialata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Aciotis rubricaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
• Aciotis rubricaulis in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 14 March 2019.

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