Aciotis Explained

Aciotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 13 species distributed from Mexico to Brazil.^[1]

Species include:^[1]

• Aciotis acuminifolia (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
• Aciotis annua (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
• Aciotis aristellata Markgr.
• Aciotis asplundii Wurdack
• Aciotis circaeifolia (Bonpl.) Triana
• Aciotis ferreirana
• Aciotis indecora (Bonpl.) Triana
• Aciotis oliveriana Freire-Fierro
• Aciotis ornata (Miq.) Gleason
• Aciotis paludosa (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
• Aciotis polystachya (Bonpl.) Triana
• Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana
• Aciotis rubricaulis (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
• Aciotis viscida (Benth.) Freire-Fierro
• Aciotis wurdackiana Freire-Fierro

Notes and References

1. Freire-Fierro, A. (2002). Monograph of Aciotis (Melastomataceae). Systematic Botany Monographs, 1-99.