Melastomataceae
Aciotis

Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad to Central & S. Tropical America. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

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 of Boyacá Project

  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Castro, C. (Proveedor de metadatos), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). Versión 11.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Milliken, W. (2015). Plants for malaria, plants for fever. In: State of the World's Plants 2016. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. (2017). Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
  • 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.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • 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
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. [1828] Brazil K000957972 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Whiffin, T.P. [11] Brazil K000957986 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000957984 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Krukoff, B.A. [6971] Brazil K000957981 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 s.coll. [141] Brazil K000957983 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Campos, M.T.V.A.; Boom, B. [18] Brazil K000957974 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Anderson [s.n.] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K000329334 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Balée, W.L. [1033] Brazil K000957978 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [11172] Brazil K000957973 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2221] Brazil K000957980 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2368] Brazil K000957979 Yes
Feb 12, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9856] Brazil K000957975 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Maguire, B.; Pires, J.M.; Maguire, C.K.; Silva, N.T. [56054] Brazil K000957985 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D. [1960] Brazil K000957987 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D. [1959] Brazil K000957977 Yes
Triana, J. [[3880]] Colombia K002830203 Yes
Pulle, A. [168] Suriname K002830111 Yes
Cotton, E.; Balslev, H.; Gustafsson, M.; Lozano, P. [1634] Ecuador K002830257 Yes
Altson [485] Guyana K002830077 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [104] Colombia K002830205 Yes
Maguire, B.; Wurdack, J.J.; Bunting, G.S. [36149] Venezuela K002830220 Yes
s.coll. [6232] Peru K002830264 Yes
Stoffers, A.L.; Gorts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Bonsen, K.J. [157] Guyana K002830095 Yes
Seemann [1034] Ecuador K002830200 Yes
Poiteau [s.n.] Guyana K002830076 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [99967] Venezuela K002830215 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K002830253 Yes
s.coll. [10916] Venezuela K002830217 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D.; Silva, N.T. [1586] Brazil K000957982 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [s.n.] Guyana K002830101 Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Ongley, J.C.; Ramos, J.F. [P20781] Brazil K002830133 Yes
Cotton, E.; Gustafsson, M.; Koivisto, J. [1746] Ecuador K002830256 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K002830249 Yes
s.coll. [310] Colombia K002830210 Yes
Williams, R.O. [12831] Trinidad and Tobago K003899995 Yes
Fanshawe, D. [7] Guyana K002830075 Yes
Bartlett, A.W. [8144] Guyana K002830097 Yes
Clarke, H.D. [2782] Guyana K002830059 Yes
Tinde van Andel; James, M.; Alexander, B.; Reinders, M. [1091A] Guyana K002830060 Yes
Cotton, E.; Balslev, H.; Gustafsson, M.; Lozano, P. [1634] Ecuador K002830258 Yes
Lowe, J. [4120] Brazil K002830125 Yes
Teixeira, L.O.A.; Fife, A.J.; McFarland, K.; Mota, C.D.A.; dos Santos, J.L.; Gomes, S.P.; Nelson, B.W. [903] Brazil K002830131 Yes
Lieras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coêlho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [P17029] Brazil K002830129 Yes
Harris, S.A. [TP390] Guyana K002830079 Yes
Nelson, B.W.; Lima, J.F. [P21124] Brazil K002830124 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [5557] Peru K002830261 Yes
Brandbyge, J.; Asanza C, E.; Akkermans, R. [30201] Ecuador K002830250 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Carreno Espinoza, V.; Brewer-Carias, C. [109874] Venezuela K002830214 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Paul, C.; Lyle, M. [1683] Guyana K002830062 Yes
Belshaw, C.M. [3294] Peru K002830268 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [s.n.] Guyana K002830090 Yes
Samuels, J.A. [109] K002830112 Yes
Schlim, L. [214] K002830204 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Chanderbali, A.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D.; James, V. [3392] Guyana K002830066 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5884] Trinidad and Tobago K003899993 Yes
Wurdack, J.J.; Monachino, J.V. [41158] Venezuela K002830219 Yes
Almeida, S.; Cordeiro, M. [565] Brazil K002830127 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Lima, J. [3711] Brazil K002830130 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K002830251 Yes
im Thurn, E. [s.n.] Guyana K002830078 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Feuillet, C.; Hiepko, P.; Skog, L.E.; Welle, B.J.H. [396] Guyana K002830083 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Bunting, G.; Blanco, C. [101319] Venezuela K002830212 Yes
Cheesman, L.E. [535] Colombia K002830208 Yes
R.O.W.; E.E.C.; H.B.L. [12768] Trinidad and Tobago K002830001 Yes
Prevost, M.F. [2065] Guyana K002830115 Yes
Palmer-Jones, R.W. [68] Suriname K002830107 Yes
Mori, S.; Assumpção Lima, P.A.; da C. Pereira, E. [20536] Brazil K002830120 Yes
Acevedo-Rdgz, P.; Feuillet, C.; McDowell, T.; Tiwari, S. [3380] Guyana K002830096 Yes
Vicentini, A.; Ribeiro, J.E.L.S.; da Pereira, E.C.; da Silva, C.F. [489] Brazil K002830118 Yes
Ribeiro, J.E.L.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Santana, F.E.M.; Souza, S.S. [1023] Brazil K002830134 Yes
Cowan, R.S. [38911] French Guiana K002830113 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [3347] Peru K002830267 Yes
Sothers, C.A. [295] Brazil K002830119 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [3347] Peru K002830266 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Haripersaud, P.P.; Muller, O.; van der Zee, M. [6131] Guyana K002830068 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Haripersaud, P.P.; Muller, O.; van der Zee, M. [5851] Guyana K002830069 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [4936] Peru K002830265 Yes
Grández, C.; Vasquez, R. [625] Peru K002830259 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [5577A] Colombia K002830206 Yes
Fendler, A. [2268] Venezuela K002830213 Yes
s.coll. [310] Colombia K002830209 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5645] Trinidad and Tobago K003899997 Yes
Nee, M. [42610] Brazil K002830122 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [s.n.] Guyana K002830094 Yes
R.O.W.; E.E.C.; H.B.L. [1268] Trinidad and Tobago K002830002 Yes
Almeida, S.; Cordeiro, M. [565] Brazil K002830121 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6035] Trinidad and Tobago K003900000 Yes
Whitton, B.A. [58] Guyana K002830084 Yes
Potters, J.M.C.; Ursem, W.N.J. [308] Guyana K002830081 Yes
Forest Department of British Guiana [F2076] Guyana K002830089 Yes
P.S. [s.n.] French Guiana K002830114 Yes
Philcox, D.; Pallon, E. [7210] Trinidad and Tobago K003899990 Yes
Graham, V. [s.n.] Guyana K002830080 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P6451] Trinidad and Tobago K003899989 Yes
André, É. [3412] Colombia K002830201 Yes
Ehringhaus, C. [95] Guyana K002830061 Yes
Amaral, I.L.; Cornélio; Guedes, J.; Lima, J. [517] Brazil K002830132 Yes
Graham, V. [182] Guyana K002830088 Yes
Nee, M. [42826] Brazil K002830117 Yes
Jenman [5430] Guyana K002830093 Yes
Rombouts, H.E. [759] Suriname K002830110 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [2277] Peru K002830263 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6035] Trinidad and Tobago K003899999 Yes
Stockdale, F.A. [8807] Guyana K002830085 Yes
André, É. [3412] K002830202 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [545] Guyana K002830102 Yes
Wilson-Browne, G. [WB215] Guyana K002830086 Yes
Lasseign, A. [22586] Brazil K002830126 Yes
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [7755] Ecuador K002830252 Yes
Rombouts, H.E. [623] Suriname K002830109 Yes
Nee, M. [42689] Brazil K002830123 Yes
Simpson, D.R.; Schunke Vigo, J. [641] Peru K002830260 Yes
Jaramillo, J.; Coello, F.; Freire, A. [31358] Ecuador K002830255 Yes
Appun, C. [s.n.] Guyana K002830073 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5645] Trinidad and Tobago K003899998 Yes
Boom, B.; Gopaul, D. [7309] Guyana K002830067 Yes
Freire-Fierro, A.; León, S. [2749] Ecuador K002830248 Yes
Jenman [2094] Guyana K002830091 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Stoffers, A.L.; Gorts van Rijn, A.R.A.; Jansen-Jacobs, M.J. [170] Suriname K002830106 Yes
Milliken; Bevan; Smart [56] Venezuela K002830218 Yes
[Parker] [s.n.] Guyana K002830087 Yes
Tillett, S.S.; Tillett, C.L. [45327] Guyana K002830105 Yes
Huber, O. [12360] Venezuela K002830216 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5074] Brazil K000957976 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3492] Guyana K002830065 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [[XXIX]] Colombia K002830207 Yes
Guiana, F. [RB128A] Guyana K002830070 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [1721] Suriname K002830108 Yes
Altson [485] Guyana K002830072 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M.; Williams, R.; James, R. [4665] Guyana K002830063 Yes
Mr. Parker [s.n.] Guyana K002830074 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Gharbarran, G.; Capellaro, C. [1344] Guyana K002830104 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Lilwah, R.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D.; Scheplitz, F.; Vermeer, J. [5499] Guyana K002830100 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Simmons, C.; Jacobsen, B.A.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [4473] Guyana K002830064 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K002830254 Yes
Fendler, A. [994] Trinidad and Tobago K003899987 Yes
Gleason, H.A. [490] Guyana K002830103 Yes
Schomburgk [132] Guyana K002830099 Yes
De Granville, J.J.; Cremers, G. [12836] French Guiana K002830116 Yes
de la Cruz, J.S. [2936] Guyana K002830082 Yes
Klug, G. [2174] Peru K002830262 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Woolcott, D.B.; Monteiro, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [16459] Brazil K002830128 Yes
Williams, R.O. [12870] Trinidad and Tobago K003899992 Yes
Raynal, A. [15738] Trinidad and Tobago K003899991 Yes
Schomburgk [104] Guyana K002830092 Yes
[Lochhead] [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003899996 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Fernández, J.E. [99607] Venezuela K002830211 Yes
Snow, D.W. [32] Guyana K002830071 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6521] Trinidad and Tobago K003899988 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Mennega, E.A.; B. J. H. ter Welle [5878] Guyana K002830098 Yes
Cruger [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003899994 Yes

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