''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
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
.
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's
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
accepts the following species:
*''
Acisanthera alata
''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. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in th ...
''
Cogn.
*''
Acisanthera alsinefolia
''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. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in th ...
''
(DC.) Triana
*''
Acisanthera ayangannae
''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. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in th ...
''
(Wurdack) M.J.Rocha & P.J.F.Guim.
*''
Acisanthera boliviensis
''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. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in th ...
''
Cogn. ex Kuntze
*''
Acisanthera glazioviana
''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. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in th ...
''
Cogn.
*''
Acisanthera hedyotoidea
''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. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in th ...
''
Triana
*''
Acisanthera paraguayensis
''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. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in th ...
''
Cogn.
*''
Acisanthera pulchella
''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. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in th ...
''
Cogn.
*''
Acisanthera quadrata
''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. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in th ...
''
Juss. ex Poir.
*''
Acisanthera uniflora
''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. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in th ...
''
(Vahl) Gleason
*''
Acisanthera variabilis
''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. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.
Distribution
Many species in th ...
''
Triana
References
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae genera
{{Melastomataceae-stub