Melastomataceae
Aciotis

Aciotis rubricaulis (Mart. ex DC.) Triana

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

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, 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 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 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). Germán Torres-Morales (Originador, Editor), Laura Nova (Originador), Jhon Estupián (Editor), Lina García (Contacto del recurso). Lista de especies de plantas y murciélagos de la cuenca del río Claro, Antioquia. 2746 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_rioclaro_faunaflora_201

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Lechler [2404] Peru K000329360 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Ule, E. [9667] Bolivia K000329361 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Ule, E. [5663] Brazil K000957990 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5556] Brazil K000957989 Yes
Rusby, H.H. [2333] Bolivia K002830290 Yes
Thomas, R.H. [L22] Ecuador K002830280 Yes
Klug, G. [3319] Peru K002830286 Yes
Mathews [1279] Peru K002830269 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M.; Williams, R.; Klein, B. [1694] Guyana K002830137 Yes
Peck, M.E. [870] Belize K003899964 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Costa Rica K003899970 Yes
Mexia, Y. [8404] Ecuador K002830273 Yes
Freire-Fierro, A. [2791] Ecuador K002830277 Yes
Ollgaard, B.; Korning, J.; Thomsen, K.; Illum, T. [57243] Ecuador K002830271 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7425] Brazil K000957991 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [10415] Bolivia K002830292 Yes
Holm-Nielsen, L.; Jaramillo, J.; Coello, F.; Azanza, E. [25725] Ecuador K002830281 Yes
Wasshausen, D.C.; Brummitt, R.K.; Wood, J.R.I.; Ritter, N. [2084] Spain K002830289 Yes
Mexia, Y. [6039-a] Brazil K002830139 Yes
H. van der Werff; Gray, B.; Ronquillo, J.C.; Quizhpe, W. [19067] Ecuador K002830275 Yes
Cremers, G.; Crozier, F. [15126] French Guiana K002830136 Yes
Harling, G. [s.n.] Ecuador K002830274 Yes
Freire-Fierro, A. [2769a] Ecuador K002830278 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Costa Rica K003899972 Yes
Estrada, A.; Chacon, R.; Lobo, S.; Otros [2661] Costa Rica K003899968 Yes
s.coll. [6341] French Guiana K002830135 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6713] Brazil K000957992 Yes
Freire-Fierro, A. [2818] Ecuador K002830276 Yes
Maguire, B. [24761] Suriname K002830138 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [4520] Ecuador K002830272 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Peru K000006215 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [24750] Bolivia K002830287 Yes
Buchtien, O. [1062] Bolivia K002830288 Yes
[Walther] [s.n.] Peru K002830284 Yes
Vargas, G.; Cascante, A.; Sánchez, J. [1656] Costa Rica K003899966 Yes
JDG [674] Peru K002830285 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [3666] Peru K002830282 Yes
Araya, F. [188] Costa Rica K003899969 Yes
Rivera, G. [1814] Costa Rica K003899967 Yes
Tonduz, A. [14842] Costa Rica K003899962 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Costa Rica K003899965 Yes
Tate, R. [70] Nicaragua K003899963 Yes
Steinbach, I. [7573] Bolivia K002830291 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K002830279 Yes
Hugh-Jones, D.Ll. [405] Colombia K002830270 Yes
Gardner [s.n.] Brazil K000957988 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Costa Rica K003899971 Yes
Lechlen [2186] Peru K002830283 Yes
Estrada, A. [360] Costa Rica Aciotis levyana K001769318 Yes

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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    • '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.
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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