Acanthella
| Acanthella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | 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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