''Acisanthera'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, s ...
. It contains 11 species and is found in
South America
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,
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
, and the
Caribbean.
It was described by
Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in this genus are found in waterlogged savannas of the tropical regions of Central and South America.
Species
,
Kew
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's
Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:
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Acisanthera alata''
Cogn.
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Acisanthera alsinefolia''
(DC.) Triana
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Acisanthera ayangannae''
(Wurdack) M.J.Rocha & P.J.F.Guim.
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Acisanthera boliviensis''
Cogn. ex Kuntze
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Acisanthera glazioviana''
Cogn.
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Acisanthera hedyotoidea''
Triana
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Acisanthera paraguayensis''
Cogn.
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Acisanthera pulchella''
Cogn.
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Acisanthera quadrata''
Juss. ex Poir.
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Acisanthera uniflora''
(Vahl) Gleason
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Acisanthera variabilis''
Triana
References
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae genera
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