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Acanthella

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Acanthella
Acanthella sprucei
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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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