Aciotis
| Aciotis | |
|---|---|
| Aciotis rubricaulis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | D.Don |
Aciotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. The genus was first described in 1823 by David Don.[1][2]
There are about 13 species distributed from Mexico to Brazil.[3]
Species include:[3]
- Aciotis acuminifolia (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
- Aciotis annua (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
- Aciotis aristellata Markgr.
- Aciotis asplundii Wurdack
- Aciotis circaeifolia (Bonpl.) Triana
- Aciotis ferreirana
- Aciotis indecora (Bonpl.) Triana
- Aciotis oliveriana Freire-Fierro
- Aciotis ornata (Miq.) Gleason
- Aciotis paludosa (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
- Aciotis polystachya (Bonpl.) Triana
- Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana
- Aciotis rubricaulis (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
- Aciotis viscida (Benth.) Freire-Fierro
- Aciotis wurdackiana Freire-Fierro
References
Wikispecies has information related to Aciotis.
- ^ "Aciotis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ David Don (1823). "Aciotis". Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. 4: 300.
- ^ a b Freire-Fierro, A. (2002). Monograph of Aciotis (Melastomataceae). Systematic Botany Monographs, 1-99.