Dissotis

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Dissotis
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Dissotis rotundifolia
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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]
  • HedusaRaf. (1838)
  • KadaliaRaf. (1838), nom. utique rej.
  • LignieriaA.Chev. (1920), nom. nud.
  • OsbeckiastrumNaudin (1850)
  • PseudosbeckiaA.Fern. & R.Fern. (1956)
Dissotis canescens Dissotis canescens (Melastomataceae) (4804895015).jpg
Dissotis canescens
Dissotis princeps plinerved leaf venation is typical of Melastomataceae Dissotis princeps leaf venation IMG 8289.jpg
Dissotis princeps plinerved leaf venation is typical of Melastomataceae

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]

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Etymology

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.

Taxonomy

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]

Species

As accepted by Kew; [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dissotis Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. Abere, TA; Okoto, PE; Agoreyo, FO (2010). "Antidiarrhoea and toxicological evaluation of the leaf extract of Dissotis rotundifolia Triana (Melastomataceae)". BMC Complement Altern Med. 10: 71. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-10-71. PMC   2994789 . PMID   21083876.
  3. , PlantZAfrica, from the D. canescens page.
  4. Veranso-Libalah, M.C., Stone, R.D. and Kadereit, G. (2020), Towards a complete phylogeny of African Melastomateae: Systematics of Dissotis and allies (Melastomataceae). TAXON, 69: 946-991. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12317