Acisanthera

Acisanthera hedyotidea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Marcetieae
Genus: Acisanthera

Overview of species

Accepted species

A. alata – A. alsinefolia – A. ayangannae – A. boliviensis – A. glazioviana – A. hedyotoidea – A. paraguayensis – A. pulchella – A. quadrata – A. saxatilis – A. uniflora – A. variabilis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Acisanthera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 03. Reference page.

Name

Acisanthera P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 217, t. 22, fig. 1. 1756.

Type species: Acisanthera erecta J.St.-Hil., Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 178. 1805.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Anisocentrum Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 35(II): 322 (1862)
- Dicrananthera C.Presl, Symb. Bot. (Presl) i. 75. t. 50 (1832)
- Uranthera Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 189 (1845)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
^* Regional: Southern South America
- - Argentina Northeast, Paraguay
^* Regional: Central America
- - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
^* Regional: Western South America
- - Bolivia
^* Regional: Brazil
- - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
^* Regional: Northern South America
- - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
^* Regional: Caribbean
- - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
Continental: Northern America
^* Regional: Mexico
- - Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Browne, P. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts. London. BHL Reference page. : 217, t. 22, fig. 1.

Additional references

Almeda, F. 2001. Melastomataceae Juss. Pp. 1339–1419 in Stevens, W.D., Ulloa Ulloa, C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (eds.), Flora de Nicaragua, Vol. 2, Angiospermas (Fabaceae–Oxalidaceae). (Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85). Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. Online Reference page.
Guimarães, P.J.F., Oliveira da Silva, M.F. & Rocha, M.J.R. 2017. Nomenclator botanicus for Acisanthera (Melastomataceae: Marcetia alliance). Brittonia 69(2): 231–240. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-017-9463-7 Reference page.
Luckana, N.G. & Berry, P.E. 2001. Acisanthera. Pp. 276–280 in Berry, P.E., Gröger, A., Holst, B.K., Morley, T., Michelangeli, F.A., Luckana, N.G., Almeda, F., Renner, S.S., Freire-Fierro, A., Robinson, O.R. & Yatskievych, K., Melastomataceae. In Steyermark, J.A. (†), Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Vol. 6, Liliaceae–Myrsinaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 0-915279-81-9. Reference page.
Rocha, M.J.R., Guimarães, P.J.F., Michelangeli, F.A. & Batista, J.A.N. 2018. Taxonomy of Marcetieae: A new neotropical tribe of Melastomataceae. International Journal of Plant Sciences 179(1): 50–74. DOI: 10.1086/694932 Reference page.
Wurdack, J. J. 1993. Acisanthera. Pp. 21–29 in Wurdack, J.J., Morley, T. & Renner, S., 99. Melastomataceae. In Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A. (ed.), Flora of the Guianas, Series A: Phanerogams, Fascicle 13. Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, ISBN 3-87429-343-2. Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acisanthera. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Acisanthera in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 March 14.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acisanthera.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acisanthera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-03-14.
Hassler, M. 2019. Acisanthera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 14. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2019. Acisanthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Acisanthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
Acisanthera in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Acisanthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Acisanthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 March 2019.
Acisanthera in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 14 March 2019.

Vernacular names

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