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Dissotis
Dissotis rotundifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Myrtales
Family:
Melastomataceae
Genus:
Dissotis

Dissotis is a genus of plants in the tibouchina family Melastomataceae. There are about 111 - 140 species, distributed across Africa.[1][2]

Entomology

The genus name is based on the Greek word dissos, which means 'twofold'.[3] This refers to the two types of anthers that is a characteristic of this genus.

Selected species

References

  1. ^ [1] The Plant List, A Working List Of All Plant Species.
  2. ^ [2] Antidiarrhoea and toxicological evaluation of the leaf extract of Dissotis rotundifolia triana (Melastomataceae)
  3. ^ [3], PlantZAfrica, from the D. canescens page.
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