Aciotis

Aciotis
Aciotis rubricaulis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Aciotis
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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]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Aciotis.
  1. ^ "Aciotis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  2. ^ David Don (1823). "Aciotis". Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. 4: 300.
  3. ^ a b Freire-Fierro, A. (2002). Monograph of Aciotis (Melastomataceae). Systematic Botany Monographs, 1-99.


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