Aciotis

Aciotis
Aciotis rubricaulis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Aciotis
D.Don
Synonyms

Spennera Mart. ex DC.

Aciotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. The genus was first described in 1823 by David Don.

There are about 15 species distributed from Mexico to Brazil.

Species

15 species are accepted.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Aciotis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  2. ↑ David Don (1823). "Aciotis". Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. 4: 300.
  3. ↑ Freire-Fierro, A. (2002). Monograph of Aciotis (Melastomataceae). Systematic Botany Monographs, 1-99.