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, 2nd 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.
• 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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