Melastomataceae
Aciotis

Aciotis circaeifolia (Bonpl.) Triana

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Colombia to N. Brazil and Guianas. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000957967 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Ule, E. [5087] Brazil K000957970 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Prance, G.T.; Berg, C.C.; Bisby, F.A.; Steward, W.C.; Monteiro, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [17992] Brazil K000957971 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Forero, E.; Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4631] Brazil K000957960 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [3636] Brazil K000957969 Yes
Sandeman, C. [2212] Brazil K000957968 Yes
Schomburgk [863] K000957961 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [863] Guyana K002830046 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Coelho, L.F.; Maas, P.J.M.; Pinheiro, W.S. [11646] Brazil K002830051 Yes
Sothers, C.A. [207] Brazil K002830056 Yes
Jenman [3991] Guyana K002830047 Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Monteiro, O.P.; Nelson, B.W.; Ongley, J.C. [P22159] Brazil K002830053 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [4026] Brazil K002830050 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [250] Brazil K000957964 Yes
Santos, E.A.; Pessoa, M.C.; Divan; Francisco [34] Brazil K002830049 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [249] Brazil K000957962 Yes
Ribeiro, J.E.L.S.; da C. Pereira, E.; Nascimento, J.R. [1241] Brazil K002830058 Yes
Croat, T.B. [62259] Brazil K002830054 Yes
Spruce [1121] Brazil K000957966 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [250] Brazil K000957965 Yes
Sothers, C.A.; Assunçao, P.A.C.L.; Martins, L.H.P. [1012] Brazil K002830057 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1492] Guyana K002830048 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [4017] Brazil K002830052 Yes
Silva, A. [175] Brazil K002830055 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [249] Brazil K000957963 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0