Acanthella (plant)
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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)
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070819165427/http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/botart/viewPlates.cfm?myfamily=Melastomataceae Catalog of Botanical Illustrations, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Plate No. 700 Acanthella sprucei extracted from Flora de Venezuela].
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Category:Melastomataceae genera
Category:Flora of the Neotropical realm
Category:Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
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