Melastomataceae
Aciotis

Aciotis acuminifolia (Mart. ex DC.) Triana

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 51 (1871 publ. 1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Caribbean to S. Tropical America. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

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.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [891] Brazil K000578388 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Pena, E.M.; Phillipsen, M.; Piva, J. [1333] Brazil K000579072 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [21228] Brazil K000957935 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [15241] Brazil K000957953 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Schomburgk [513] Guyana K000329349 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5506] Brazil K000957954 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Prance, G.T.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [8696] Brazil K000957937 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Spruce, R. [2451] Brazil K000329354 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Spruce [1191] Brazil K000957944 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Rusby, H.H.; Squires, R.W. [40] Venezuela K000968669 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Harley, R.M.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [10445] Brazil K000957940 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Pires, J.M.; Cavalcante, P.B. [5282] Brazil K000957941 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Focke [s.n.] Suriname K000329350 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D. [1747] Brazil K000957939 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Anderson, W.R.; Fonsêca, S.G.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [10621] Brazil K000957955 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Spruce, R. [1191] Brazil K000329353 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000957938 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [2876] Brazil K000957936 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Philcox, D.; Freeman, B. [4741] Brazil K000957942 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Traill, J.W.H. [247] Brazil K000957943 Yes
Grubb, P.J.; Lloyd, J.R.; Pennington, T.D.; Whitmore, T.C. [178] Ecuador K002830244 Yes
Cotton, E.; Gustafsson, M.; Koivisto, J. [1762] Ecuador K002830242 Yes
[P. Kortright] [s.n.] Guyana K002830036 Yes
Pereira-Silva, G.; Pereira, J.B.; dos Santos, A.J.B.; dos Santos, E.A. [16203] Brazil K001625312 Yes
Hamilton, W.D. [110] Brazil K001301014 Yes
Fendler, A. [999] Trinidad and Tobago K003899985 Yes
Hostmann [942] Suriname K000329352 Unknown Type Material Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6024] Trinidad and Tobago K003899981 Yes
Bartlett, A.W. [8299] Trinidad and Tobago K003899984 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [4529] Ecuador K002830240 Yes
Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coêlho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [P16895] Brazil K002830040 Yes
Steward, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [P13328] Brazil K000957956 Yes
Kirkbride Jr., J.H.; Lleras, E. [2797] Brazil K002830042 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1035] Guyana K002830031 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [11839] Brazil K002830044 Yes
Appun, C.F. [871] Guyana K002830032 Yes
Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5620] Brazil K000957951 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003899982 Yes
Thomas, W.; Guedes, J.; Lima, R.P. [3931] Brazil K002830043 Yes
Crueger [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003899983 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6519] Trinidad and Tobago K003899986 Yes
Sperling, C.R.; Silva, M.G.; Condon, M.; Rosario, C.S.; Lima, R.P.; dos Santos, J.C. [6172] Brazil K002830041 Yes
Nunes, D.; Afonso, E.A.L.; Fernandes, G.E.A.; Dias, K.N.L.; Viana, P.L. [618] Brazil K001516535 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [349] Venezuela K002830237 Yes
Costa, M.A.S.; Nascimento, J.R. [150] Brazil K002830038 Yes
McDaniel, S.; Rimachi, M. [24189] Peru K002830245 Yes
Rusby, H.H.; Squires, R.W. [10] Venezuela K002830235 Yes
Eden, M.J. [s.n.] Colombia K002830233 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H; Gopaul, D.; James, V. [2481] Guyana K002830034 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Coelho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7615] Brazil K000957946 Yes
Hamilton, W.D. [187] Brazil K002830039 Yes
Anderson, W.R. [13330] Venezuela K002830239 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9267] Trinidad and Tobago K003899979 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Coelho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7577] Brazil K000957949 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [419] Venezuela K002830238 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9267] Trinidad and Tobago K003899978 Yes
Funk, V.A. [6098] Venezuela K002830236 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1208] Guyana K002830028 Yes
Onishi, E.; Fonseca, S.G. [339] Brazil K000957948 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K002830243 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H; Chanderbali, A.; Raghoenandan, U.; James, V. [3388] Guyana K002830027 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [8684] Brazil K000957945 Yes
Moore, S. [730] Brazil K000329351 Isotype Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5088] Trinidad and Tobago K003899980 Yes
Maguire, B.; Fanshawe, D.B. [23566] Guyana K002830033 Yes
Argent, G.C.G.; Ramos, J.; Richards, P.W.; Souza, R. [6360] Brazil K000957952 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [87704] Venezuela K002830234 Yes
Croat, T.B.; Arito Rosas, (Jr.) [62436] Brazil K002830037 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H; Haripersaud, P.P.; Muller, O.; van der Zee, M. [5631] Guyana K002830035 Yes
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [5225] Ecuador K002830241 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [21228] Brazil K000957934 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5506] Brazil K000957947 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Black, G.A. [8393] Colombia K002830232 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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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