Dissotis is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.[1] It includes nine species of annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees which are native to tropical Africa.
The generic name is based on the Greek word, which means 'twofold'.[2] This refers to the two types of anthers that is a characteristic of this genus.
Until recently Dissotis contained dozens of species, organized into four sections – Dissotis, Macrocarpae, Sessilifoliae, and Squamulosae. A 2020 study found that the genus was polyphyletic, and most species formerly placed in Dissotis were placed in five new genera – Almedanthus (for Dissotis pachytricha), Eleotis (for former Dissotis sect. Sessilifoliae), Feliciotis (for former sect. Macrocarpae), Pyrotis (for D. gilgiana) and Rosettea (for former sect. Squamulosae) – or into the existing or revived genera Antherotoma, Derosiphia, and Nerophila.[3]
As accepted by Kew;