Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Aciotis

Characteristics

Glandular pubescence lacking. Stems herbaceous, to 1 m. tall, simple or branched above, 4-winged, glabrous or ciliate on the wings with minute incurved hairs; petioles winged; leaf-blades lanceolate to oblong, to 15 cm. long, a fourth to a third or even half as wide, glabrous beneath, glabrous or very sparsely pilosulous above, often ciliate with incurved hairs; panicle-branches winged, commonly glabrous; hypanthium glabrous.
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A herb. It grows 50 cm to 1 m tall. The stems are 4 sided. The plant is covered with white hairs. The flowers are white and the stamens purple. The fruit is a small berry.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Aciotis purpurascens world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1031600-2
WFO ID wfo-0001078707
COL ID 9C49
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INPN ID 630963
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Synonyms

Melastoma uliginosum Aciotis discolor Aciotis fragilis Rhexia sileniflora Spennera sileniflora Aciotis trinitensis Aciotis purpurascens Aciotis sileniflora Aciotis uliginosa Melastoma purpurea Miconia purpurascens Spennera uliginosa Spennera fragilis Spennera martinicensis Spennera pellucida Aciotis pellucida Spennera grandifolia Aciotis martinicensis Melastoma purpureum Aciotis purpurascens var. purpurascens Melastoma purpurascens var. martinensis Melastoma purpurascens Aciotis purpurascens var. pellucida Spennera pellucida var. subcordata Aciotis discolor var. martinicensis Aciotis circaeifolia var. major Aciotis fragilis var. lancifolia Aciotis purpurascens var. longifolia Aciotis longifolia var. glabra Aciotis purpurascens var. martinicensis