Acisanthera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
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| Genus: | Acisanthera Patrick Browne 1756 |
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]
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]
- Cogn.
- (DC.) Triana
- (Wurdack) M.J.Rocha & P.J.F.Guim.
- Cogn. ex Kuntze
- Cogn.
- Triana
- Cogn.
- Cogn.
- Juss. ex Poir.
- (Vahl) Gleason
- Triana
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Acisanthera P.Browne". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Taxonomy browser (Acisanthera)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Taxon author: P. Br". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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