Aciotis paludosa | |
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(image II - Aciotis Martiana) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Aciotis |
Species: | A. paludosa |
Binomial name | |
Aciotis paludosa (Mart. ex DC.) Triana | |
Synonyms | |
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Aciotis paludosa is a plant species in the Melastomataceae family, native to Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Peru.
The species was first described as Spennera paludosa in 1828 by Carl von Martius, and was given its current name in 1872 by José Jerónimo Triana who transferred it to his new genus of Aciotis.
It is found in the wet tropical biome.
Description
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius describes it as having:
caule basi radicante angulato hirsuto molliter et rufo hirsutissimo, pube hinde bifarium disposita, foliis breve petiolatis ovatis aentis ciliato-serratis 3-5 nerviis sparse pilosis, cyma subpaniculata abbreviata (??) in sabulosis humidis Brasiliae circa Rio Janeiro.
Etymology
The species epithet, paludosa, implies that it is found in boggy places.
References
- "ACIOTIS I. dichotoma. II Martiana". plantillustrations.org.
- ^ "Aciotis paludosa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Aug. Pyramo de Candolle (1828). "Spennera". Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. 3: 115.
- Triana,J.J. (1872). "Aciotis". Trans. Linn. Soc. London. 28: 51.
- "paludosus, -a, -um". plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Aciotis paludosa | |
Spennera paludosa |
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