Acanthella (plant)
''Acanthella'' is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae Melastomataceae () is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs .... 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 linksCatalog of Botanical Illustrations, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Plate No. 700 ''Acanthella sprucei'' extracted from ''Flora de Venezuela'' Melastomataceae Melastomataceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker {{Melastomataceae-stub ...
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