Dissotis
| Dissotis | |
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| Dissotis rotundifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Dissotis Benth. |
| Species | |
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Dissotis is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 111 - 140 species, distributed across Africa.[1][2]
Etymology
The generic 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
- Dissotis antennina
- Dissotis barteri
- Dissotis brazzae
- Dissotis buettneriana
- Dissotis bureaevii
- Dissotis capitata
- Dissotis canescens
- Dissotis congolensis
- Dissotis controversa
- Dissotis cornifolia
- Dissotis fruticosa
- Dissotis glaberrima
- Dissotis grandiflora
- Dissotis irvingiana
- Dissotis multiflora
- Dissotis pauciflora
- Dissotis phaeotricha
- Dissotis plumosa
- Dissotis princeps
- Dissotis rotundifolia
- Dissotis thollonii
References
- ^ [1] The Plant List, A Working List Of All Plant Species.
- ^ Abere, TA; Okoto, PE; Agoreyo, FO. "Antidiarrhoea and toxicological evaluation of the leaf extract of Dissotis rotundifolia Triana (Melastomataceae)". BMC Complement Altern Med. 10: 71. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-10-71. PMC 2994789. PMID 21083876.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ [2], PlantZAfrica, from the D. canescens page.
