Acisanthera
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]
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Myrtales | 
| Family: | Melastomataceae | 
| Subfamily: | Melastomatoideae | 
| Tribe: | Sonerileae | 
| Genus: | Acisanthera Patrick Browne 1756  | 
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
    
- "Acisanthera P.Browne". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
 - "Taxonomy browser (Acisanthera)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
 -  "Taxon author: P. Br". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Guimarães, Paulo José Fernandes; da Silva, Marcus Felippe Oliveira; da Rocha, Maria José Reis (2017-06-01). "Nomenclator botanicus for Acisanthera (Melastomataceae: Marcetia alliance)". Brittonia. 69 (2): 231–240. doi:10.1007/s12228-017-9463-7. ISSN 1938-436X. S2CID 12530641.
 - 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. JSTOR 2666623. S2CID 22648251.
 
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