Dissotis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: |
Dissotis Benth. (1849) |
Species [1] | |
9; see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Dissotis is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. [2] It includes nine species of annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees which are native to tropical Africa. [1]
The generic name is based on the Greek word dissos, which means 'twofold'. [3] This refers to the two types of anthers that is a characteristic of this genus.
Until recently Dissotis contained dozens of species, organized into four sections – Dissotis, Macrocarpae, Sessilifoliae, and Squamulosae. A 2020 study found that the genus was polyphyletic, and most species formerly placed in Dissotis were placed in five new genera – Almedanthus (for Dissotis pachytricha), Eleotis (for former Dissotis sect. Sessilifoliae), Feliciotis (for former sect. Macrocarpae), Pyrotis (for D. gilgiana) and Rosettea (for former sect. Squamulosae) – or into the existing or revived genera Antherotoma, Derosiphia, and Nerophila. [4]
As accepted by Kew; [1]
Dissotis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: |
Dissotis Benth. (1849) |
Species [1] | |
9; see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Dissotis is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. [2] It includes nine species of annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees which are native to tropical Africa. [1]
The generic name is based on the Greek word dissos, which means 'twofold'. [3] This refers to the two types of anthers that is a characteristic of this genus.
Until recently Dissotis contained dozens of species, organized into four sections – Dissotis, Macrocarpae, Sessilifoliae, and Squamulosae. A 2020 study found that the genus was polyphyletic, and most species formerly placed in Dissotis were placed in five new genera – Almedanthus (for Dissotis pachytricha), Eleotis (for former Dissotis sect. Sessilifoliae), Feliciotis (for former sect. Macrocarpae), Pyrotis (for D. gilgiana) and Rosettea (for former sect. Squamulosae) – or into the existing or revived genera Antherotoma, Derosiphia, and Nerophila. [4]
As accepted by Kew; [1]