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Aciotis (Melastomataceae): Two new species from the northwestern lowlands of South America

  • Missouri Botanical Garden

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Abstract

Two new species are described in the neotropical genus Aciotis. Aciotis wurdackiana is an herbaceous species with narrow chartaceous leaves, a dense cymose inflorescence, and chartaceous ovary walls, and is distributed in the northern state of Pará in Brazil. Aciotis olivieriana is an herbaceous species characterized by cordate and papery leaves, a lax cymose inflorescence, and coriaceous ovary walls, and is distributed in the lowlands of northwestern South America.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)166-170
Number of pages5
JournalNovon
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aciotis
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Melastomataceae
  • Peru
  • South America
  • Venezuela

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