Aciotis paludosa

Aciotis paludosa
(image II - Aciotis Martiana) [1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Aciotis
Species:
A. paludosa
Binomial name
Aciotis paludosa
Synonyms[2]
  • Spennera paludosa Mart. ex DC.
  • Aciotis brachybotrya (DC.) Triana
  • Aciotis brachybotrya var. ferruginea (Naudin) Cogn.
  • Aciotis ferruginea (Naudin) Triana
  • Aciotis latifolia (DC.) Cogn.
  • Aciotis martiana Cogn.
  • Aciotis paludosa var. latifolia (DC.) Triana
  • Aciotis spiritusanctensis Brade
  • Rhexia herbacea Raddi
  • Spennera brachybotrya DC.
  • Spennera ferruginea Naudin
  • Spennera latifolia DC.

Aciotis paludosa is a plant species in the Melastomataceae family, native to Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Peru.[2]

The species was first described as Spennera paludosa in 1828 by Carl von Martius,[2][3] and was given its current name in 1872 by José Jerónimo Triana who transferred it to his new genus of Aciotis.[2][4]

It is found in the wet tropical biome.[2]

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.[3]

Etymology

The species epithet, paludosa, implies that it is found in boggy places.[5]

References

  1. ^ "ACIOTIS I. dichotoma. II Martiana". plantillustrations.org.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Aciotis paludosa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Aug. Pyramo de Candolle (1828). "Spennera". Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. 3: 115.
  4. ^ Triana,J.J. (1872). "Aciotis". Trans. Linn. Soc. London. 28: 51.
  5. ^ "paludosus, -a, -um". plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 10 December 2024.


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