Dissotis
| Dissotis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Dissotis Benth. (1849) |
| Species | |
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9; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dissotis is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. It includes nine species of annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees which are native to tropical Africa.
Etymology
The generic name is based on the Greek word dissos, which means 'twofold'. This refers to the two types of anthers that is a characteristic of this genus.
Taxonomy
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.
Species
As accepted by Kew;
- Dissotis elegans (Robyns & Lawalrée) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
- Dissotis grandiflora (Sm.) Benth.
- Dissotis homblei (De Wild.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
- Dissotis idanreensis Brenan
- Dissotis lebrunii (Robyns & Lawalrée) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
- Dissotis leonensis Hutch. & Dalziel
- Dissotis longisetosa Gilg & Ledermann ex Engl.
- Dissotis splendens A.Chev. & Jacq.-Fél.
- Dissotis swynnertonii (Baker f.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Dissotis Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ↑ Abere, TA; Okoto, PE; Agoreyo, FO (2010). "Antidiarrhoea and toxicological evaluation of the leaf extract of Dissotis rotundifolia Triana (Melastomataceae)". BMC Complement Altern Med. 10: 71. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-10-71. PMC 2994789. PMID 21083876.
- ↑ , PlantZAfrica, from the D. canescens page.
- ↑ Veranso-Libalah, M.C., Stone, R.D. and Kadereit, G. (2020), Towards a complete phylogeny of African Melastomateae: Systematics of Dissotis and allies (Melastomataceae). TAXON, 69: 946-991. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12317
