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Small trees, shrubs or annual or perennial herbs. Leaves opposite or whorled. Flowers 4-5(-6)-merous. Sepals persistent or caducous; intersepalar segments present, rarely 0. Petals obovate, rose, mauve, purple or violet, rarely white or orange. Stamens 8-10(-12). Ovary 4-5-locular. Capsule 4-5-valved. Seeds minutely cochleate, very numerous.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Dissotis Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1018
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Dissotis

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Dissotis canescens
Dissotis princeps plinerved leaf venation is typical of Melastomataceae

Dissotis is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.[1] There are about 49 accepted species (by Kew), which are distributed across most of Africa, except Northern Africa.[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.

Species

As accepted by Kew;[2]

References

  1. ^ Abere, TA; Okoto, PE; Agoreyo, FO (2010). "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.
  2. ^ a b "Dissotis Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ [1], PlantZAfrica, from the D. canescens page.

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Dissotis: Brief Summary

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Dissotis canescens Dissotis princeps plinerved leaf venation is typical of Melastomataceae

Dissotis is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 49 accepted species (by Kew), which are distributed across most of Africa, except Northern Africa.

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