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Acanthella

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Genus of flowering plants For the sponge genus, see Acanthella (sponge).

Acanthella
Acanthella conferta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Acanthella
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Acanthella is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. This genus is native to tropical South America.

Species

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)

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Acanthella


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