Acanthella Explained

Acanthella is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. This genus is native to tropical South America.

Species

• Acanthella pulchra Gleason. Venezuela
• Acanthella sprucei Hook.f. Brazil

References

• Groger A, Renner SS. 1997. Leaf anatomy and ecology of the Guayana endemics Acanthella sprucei and A. pulchra (Melastomataceae). BioLlania ed. especial no.6. 369-374 (1997)

External links

• Catalog of Botanical Illustrations, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Plate No. 700 Acanthella sprucei extracted from Flora de Venezuela.