Acanthella

Acanthella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Melastomataceae
Genus:Acanthella
Hook. f.
Species

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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
  • Acanthella pulchra Gleason. Venezuela
  • Acanthella sprucei Hook. f. Brazil

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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