Biology:Heterotis (plant)
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Heterotis | |
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| Heterotis rotundifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Heterotis Benth. (1849) |
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Lepidanthemum Klotzsch (1861) | |
Heterotis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1][2]
The genus is native to tropical Africa.[1][3]
There are 6 accepted species in this genus.[1] Some taxonomists include this genus and its species in the genus Dissotis.
- Heterotis buettneriana (Cogn. ex Büttner) Jacq.-Fél.
- Heterotis cogniauxiana (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit
- Heterotis decumbens (P.Beauv.) Jacq.-Fél.
- Heterotis fruticosa (Brenan) Ver.-Lib. & G.Kadereit
- Heterotis prostrata Benth.
- Heterotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Jacq.-Fél.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Heterotis Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:26376-1.
- ↑ "Heterotis — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Melastomataceae/Heterotis/.
- ↑ "CJB - African plant database - Detail". http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=19118.
Wikidata ☰ Q17437985 entry
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