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Acisanthera
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Acisanthera

Acisanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. It contains 11 species and is found in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. It was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Acisanthera uniflora

speciesAcisanthera uniflora

Acisanthera quadrata

speciesAcisanthera quadrata

Acisanthera alsinifolia

speciesAcisanthera alsinifolia

Acisanthera variabilis

speciesAcisanthera variabilis

Acisanthera hedyotoidea

speciesAcisanthera hedyotoidea

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 273091.