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Aciotis
Aciotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. The genus was first described in 1823 by David Don.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMelastomataceae
Native toBelize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala
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Aciotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. The genus was first described in 1823 by David Don.
There are about 15 species distributed from Mexico to Brazil.