Biology:Acisanthera
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Subfamily: | Melastomatoideae |
| Tribe: | Sonerileae |
| 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]
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Acisanthera P.Browne" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30485843-2.
- ↑ "Taxonomy browser (Acisanthera)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=1160514&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock.
- ↑ "Taxon author: P. Br.". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/RefRpt?search_type=author&search_id=author_id&search_id_value=42180.
- ↑ Guimarães, Paulo José Fernandes; da Silva, Marcus Felippe Oliveira; da Rocha, Maria José Reis (2017-06-01). "Nomenclator botanicus for Acisanthera (Melastomataceae: Marcetia alliance)" (in en). Brittonia 69 (2): 231–240. doi:10.1007/s12228-017-9463-7. ISSN 1938-436X. Bibcode: 2017Britt..69..231G. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-017-9463-7.
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 1999Britt..51..159A. http://link.springer.com/10.2307/2666623.
Wikidata ☰ Q8187451 entry
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