Acisanthera quadrata

Acisanthera quadrata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Marcetieae
Genus: Acisanthera
Species: Acisanthera quadrata

Name

Acisanthera quadrata Juss. ex Poir., 1810

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acisanthera acisanthera Britton in Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 2 (1925)
  • Acisanthera adscendens C.Wright in Fl. Cub.: 52 (1869)
  • Acisanthera glandulifera Jenn. in Ann. Carnegie Mus. 11: 206 (1917)
  • Acisanthera punctatissima (DC.) Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 34 (1871 publ. 1872)
  • Acisanthera punctatissima var. gardneri (Turcz.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(3): 220 (1885)
  • Acisanthera punctatissima var. gracillima Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(3): 220 (1885)
  • Acisanthera recurva Griseb. in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 9: 58 (1861)
  • Anisocentrum gardneri Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 35(II): 323 (1862)
  • Microlicia punctatissima DC. in Prodr. 3: 118 (1828)
  • Microlicia punctatissima var. angustifolia DC. in Prodr. 3: 118 (1828)
  • Rhexia acisanthera L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 998 (1759)
  • Rhexia punctatissima Mart. & Schrank ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 118 (1828), not validly publ.
  • Tibouchina adscendens M.Gómez in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 67 (1894)
  • Uranthera dicranophora Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 12: 283 (1849)
  • Uranthera dicranophora var. trichotoma Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 12: 283 (1849)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America ^* Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá ^* Regional: Western South America Bolivia ^* Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central ^* Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela ^* Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico Continental: Northern America ^* Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Juss. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, 1810. Encycl., Suppl. 1: 111

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Acisanthera quadrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. December 03. Acisanthera quadrata. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} December 03.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Acisanthera quadrata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Acisanthera quadrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 December 2023.

Vernacular names

English: dustseed

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