''Aciotis oliveriana'' is a plant species native to

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. It occurs in disturbed habitats such as river banks, the edges of forests at elevations less than 1350 m.Freire Fierro, A. 2002. Monograph of ''Aciotis'' (Melastomataceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 62: 1–99. ''Aciotis oliveriana'' is an erect or trailing herb up to 40 cm tall, sometimes reproducing by means of

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running along the surface of the ground. Leaves have narrowly winged petioles up to 4 cm long; blades are heart-shaped, up to 5 cm long, dark green on the upper side, lighter green below because of hairs.

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is a compound cyme with many small purple flowers lacking the

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that are present on the petals of some related species.Freire Fierro, Alina. 2001. ''Aciotis'' (Melastomataceae): two new species from the northwestern lowlands of South America. Novon 11:166-170
/ref>photo of paratype of ''Aciotis oliveriana'', Field Museum Amostras de Herbário da Neotrópica

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oliveriana ''Oliveriana'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 known species, all native to South America.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchi ...

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