Dissotis Crenulata
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''Dissotis'' is a genus of plants 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 ...
. There are about 49 accepted species (by Kew), which are distributed across most of
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, except Northern Africa.


Etymology

The generic name is based on the Greek word , which means 'twofold'.
PlantZAfrica, from the ''D. canescens'' page.
This refers to the two types of anthers that is a characteristic of this genus.


Species

As accepted by Kew; *'' Dissotis alata'' *'' Dissotis anchietae'' *'' Dissotis aquatica'' *'' Dissotis benguellensis'' *'' Dissotis buraeavii'' *'' Dissotis carrissoi'' *'' Dissotis castroi'' *'' Dissotis chevalieri'' *'' Dissotis congolensis'' *'' Dissotis cordifolia'' *'' Dissotis crenulata'' *'' Dissotis cryptantha'' *'' Dissotis densiflora'' *'' Dissotis denticulata'' *'' Dissotis echinata'' *'' Dissotis elegans'' *'' Dissotis falcipila'' *'' Dissotis formosa'' *'' Dissotis gilgiana'' *'' Dissotis glaberrima'' *'' Dissotis gossweileri'' *'' Dissotis grandiflora'' *'' Dissotis homblei'' *'' Dissotis idanreensis'' *''
Dissotis lebrunii ''Dissotis'' is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 49 accepted species (by Kew), which are distributed across most of Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after A ...
'' *'' Dissotis leonensis'' *'' Dissotis longicaudata'' *'' Dissotis longisepala'' *'' Dissotis longisetosa'' *'' Dissotis louisii'' *'' Dissotis pauciflora'' *'' Dissotis peregrina'' *'' Dissotis perkinsiae'' *'' Dissotis princeps'' *'' Dissotis pterocaulos'' *'' Dissotis pulchra'' *'' Dissotis rhinanthifolia'' *'' Dissotis riparia'' *'' Dissotis ruandensis'' *'' Dissotis scabra'' *'' Dissotis sessili-cordata'' *'' Dissotis simonis-jamesii'' *'' Dissotis sizenandoi'' *'' Dissotis speciosa'' *'' Dissotis splendens'' *'' Dissotis swynnertonii'' *'' Dissotis thollonii'' *'' Dissotis trothae'' *'' Dissotis welwitschii''


References


External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q8560453 Melastomataceae genera Melastomataceae