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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

227.0000 Family Melastomataceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 328 (1789), nom. cons.
148 genera, ca. 6000 spp. tropics, by far the majority in tropical America, almost 1000 in Colombia. Complete phylogeny: Goldenberg et al. (2022), refined by Quakenbush et al. (2025)
Species listed in database: 6042; hybrids: 1
= Blakeaceae Rchb. ex Barnhart; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 19 (1895)
= Memecylaceae DC.; Linnaea 2: 505 (1827)
= Miconiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 64 (1835)
= Mouririaceae Gardner; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 22 (1840)
= Rhexiaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 59 (1822)
227.4520 Genus Aciotis D.Don; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 300 (1823)
Distribution: C- and tropical S-America, West Indies
Species listed in database: 14
= Spennera Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 115 (1828)
species :
Aciotis acuminifolia (DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 51 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Martinique; St. Lucia; Grenada; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caquetá, Casanare, Chocó, Guaviare, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Santander, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Tachira); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso); SE-Brazil
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Synonyms: hidden
= Aciotis acuminifolia Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 51 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Aciotis aequatorialis Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 464 (1885)
= Aciotis amazonica Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 461
= Aciotis amazonica var. radicans Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 462 (1885)
= Aciotis dichotoma (Benth.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 460 (1883)
= Aciotis dichotoma var. anomala (Miq.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 461 (1885)
= Aciotis dichotoma var. longifolia S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 361 (1895)
= Aciotis sphaeranthera (Naudin) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 458 (1885)
= Spennera acuminifolia Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 116 (1828)
= Spennera anomala Miq.; Linnaea 18: 274 (1844)
= Spennera dichotoma Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 295 (1840)
= Spennera dichotoma var. lanceolata Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14(2): 142 (1850)
= Spennera sphaeranthera Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 142 (1850)
species :
Aciotis annua (Mart. ex DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Sucre); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Bolivia (Beni, Pando); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Aciotis dysophylla (Benth.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Spennera annua Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 115 (1828)
= Spennera dysophylla Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 296 (1840)
= Spennera latifolia Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 296 (1840)
= Spennera tetraptera Miq.; Comm. Phytogr. 2: 76
species :
Aciotis circaeifolia (Bonpl.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Vaupés); Guyana; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Aciotis circaeoides (Mart. & Schrank ex DC.) Triana; J. Bot. 5: 211 (1867)
= Aciotis longifolia (Mart. ex DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Rhexia circaeifolia Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2: 101
= Spennera circaeifolia (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 116 (1828)
= Spennera circaeoides Mart. & Schrank ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 116 (1828)
= Spennera longifolia Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 115 (1828)
species :
Aciotis cordata (Vell.) J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 175 (1929)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma cordata Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 178 4: t. 114 (1829)
species :
Aciotis ferreirana Brade; Publ. Inst. Nac. Pesq. Amazonia Bot., No. 8, 10 (1958)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas, Rondônia)
84 BRA
species :
Aciotis indecora (Bonpl.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, Nariño, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Trujillo); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Bahia, Alagoas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Aciotis acutiflora (Mart.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Aciotis acutiflora var. parvifolia Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 476 (1885)
= Aciotis anomala Brade; Publ. Inst. Nac. Pesq. Amazonia Bot., No. 8, 8 (1958)
= Aciotis indecora var. macrophylla Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 470 (1885)
= Aciotis indecora var. sagotiana Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 470 (1885)
= Aciotis laxa (DC.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 476 (1885)
= Aciotis laxa var. kappleriana (Naudin) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 477 (1885)
= Aciotis laxa var. robusta Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 477
= Aciotis rostellata (Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 51 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Aciotis viscosa (Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Leandra montana Gleason; Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 32: 210 (1935)
= Melastoma viscosum Bonpl. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 146 (1850)
= Rhexia indecora Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2: 131
= Spennera acutiflora Mart.; Flora (Regensburg) 22(1. Beibl.): 58 (1839)
= Spennera indecora (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 116 (1828)
= Spennera kappleriana Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 146 (1850)
= Spennera laxa DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 116 (1828)
= Spennera rostellata Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 143 (1850)
= Spennera viscosa Bonpl. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14(2): 146 (1850)
species :
Aciotis olivieriana Freire-Fierro; Novon 11(2): 168 (2001)
Distribution: Colombia (Meta, Putumayo, Vaupés); Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Amazonas, Pará)
82 CLM 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
species :
Aciotis ornata (Miq.) Gleason; Brittonia 1: 149 (1932)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Santander, Valle, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Merida); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapa, Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Bahia)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Aciotis herbacea Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 468 (1885)
= Clidemia herbacea Steud. ex Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 468 (1885)
= Spennera ornata Miq.; Stirp. Surinam. Select. 56
species :
Aciotis paludosa (Mart.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 51 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Guatemala; Panama; Colombia (Valle); Venezuela (Bolívar, Merida); Peru; NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Aciotis brachybotrya (DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 51 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Aciotis brachybotrya var. ferruginea (Naudin) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 466 (1885)
= Aciotis ferruginea (Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 51 (1871)
= Aciotis latifolia (DC.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 464 (1885)
= Aciotis martiana Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 463
= Aciotis paludosa var. latifolia (DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 51 (1871)
= Aciotis spiritusanctensis Brade; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 16: 11 (1959)
= Rhexia herbacea Raddi; Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis. 18: 389 (1820)
= Spennera brachybotrya DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 115 (1828)
= Spennera ferruginea Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 142 (1850)
= Spennera latifolia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 115 (1828)
= Spennera paludosa Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 115 (1828)
species :
Aciotis polystachya (Bonpl.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Guaviare, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Risaralda, Valle, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Merida); Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas, Acre)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Rhexia polystachya Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2: 98
= Spennera indecora Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 147 (1850)
= Spennera polystachya (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 116 (1828)
species :
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52, t. 3, f. 36 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Aragua, Bolívar, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Lara, Merida, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Ceara); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Aciotis circaeifolia var. major Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 473 (1885)
= Aciotis discolor D.Don; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 301 (1823)
= Aciotis discolor var. martinicensis (Naudin) Stehlé; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 92(9): 265 (1945)
= Aciotis fragilis (DC.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 475 (1885)
= Aciotis fragilis var. lancifolia Steud. ex Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 475 (1885)
= Aciotis longifolia var. glabra Huber; Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 4: 595 (1906)
= Aciotis martinicensis (Naudin) Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 5: 446
= Aciotis pellucida (DC.) Pittier; Cat. Fl. Venez. [Pittier] 2: 244 (1947)
= Aciotis purpurascens var. longifolia Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 474 (1885)
= Aciotis purpurascens var. martinicensis (Naudin) Stehlé; M. Stehlé & Quentin, Fl. Guadeloupe Depend. 2(3): 101 (1949)
= Aciotis purpurascens var. pellucida (DC.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 474 (1885)
= Aciotis sileniflora (Bonpl.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Aciotis trinitensis Cogn.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 310 (1912)
= Aciotis uliginosa (Bonpl. ex Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 51 (1871)
= Melastoma purpurascens Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 402
= Melastoma purpurea Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2(1): 590 (1799)
= Melastoma uliginosum Bonpl. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 144 (1849)
= Miconia purpurascens (Aubl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 179 (1828)
= Rhexia sileniflora Bonpl.; Monogr. Melast. 2: 129
= Spennera fragilis DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 115 (1828)
= Spennera grandifolia Miq.; Linnaea 18: 273 (1844)
= Spennera martinicensis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14(2): 147 (1850)
= Spennera pellucida DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 115 (1828)
= Spennera pellucida var. subcordata Crueg.; Linnaea 20: 100 (1847)
= Spennera sileniflora (Bonpl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 116 (1828)
= Spennera uliginosa Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 144 (1850)
species :
Aciotis rubricaulis (Mart. ex DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52, t. 3, f. 36 b. (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Córdoba, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Monagas, Tachira); Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Aciotis alata (Beurl.) Almeda; Novon 7(4): 335 (1997 publ. 1998)
= Aciotis aristata Ule; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 352 (1915)
= Aciotis aristellata Markgr.; Biblioth. Bot. 29: Heft 116, p. 116 (1937)
= Aciotis asplundii Wurdack; Phytologia 35(1): 2 (1976)
= Aciotis caulialata (Ruiz & Pav.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Aciotis levyana Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 460 (1885)
= Aciotis purpurascens var. alata Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 474 (1885)
= Aciotis purpurascens var. martinensis J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(4): 299 (1941)
= Arthrostemma caulialatum Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 4: 327 (1830)
= Spennera alata Beurl.; Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 1854: (1856), 125
= Spennera caulialata (Ruiz & Pav.) Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 149 (1850)
= Spennera panicularis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 14: 148, t. 5, f. 1 (1850)
= Spennera rubricaulis Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 115 (1828)
species :
Aciotis viscida (Benth.) Freire-Fierro; Fl. Venez. Guayana 6: 276 (2001)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas); Ecuador; N-Brazil (Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Ceara, Bahia)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Spennera viscida Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 296 (1840)
= Aciotis indecora var. glabrescens Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 470 (1885)
species :
Aciotis wurdackiana Freire-Fierro; Novon 11(2): 166 (2001)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
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