Dissotis is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae.[2] It includes nine species of annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees which are native to tropical Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Dissotis Benth. (1849) |
| Species[1] | |
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9; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Etymology edit
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.
Taxonomy edit
Until recently Dissotis contained dozens of species, organized into four sections – Dissotis, Macrocarpae, Sessilifoliae, and Squamulosae. A 2020 study found that the genus was polyphyletic, and most species formerly placed in Dissotis were placed in five new genera – Almedanthus (for Dissotis pachytricha), Eleotis (for former Dissotis sect. Sessilifoliae), Feliciotis (for former sect. Macrocarpae), Pyrotis (for D. gilgiana) and Rosettea (for former sect. Squamulosae) – or into the existing or revived genera Antherotoma, Derosiphia, and Nerophila.[4]
Species edit
As accepted by Kew;[1]
- Dissotis elegans (Robyns & Lawalrée) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
- Dissotis grandiflora (Sm.) Benth.
- Dissotis homblei (De Wild.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
- Dissotis idanreensis Brenan
- Dissotis lebrunii (Robyns & Lawalrée) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
- Dissotis leonensis Hutch. & Dalziel
- Dissotis longisetosa Gilg & Ledermann ex Engl.
- Dissotis splendens A.Chev. & Jacq.-Fél.
- Dissotis swynnertonii (Baker f.) A.Fern. & R.Fern.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Dissotis Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ [1], PlantZAfrica, from the D. canescens page.
- ^ Veranso-Libalah, M.C., Stone, R.D. and Kadereit, G. (2020), Towards a complete phylogeny of African Melastomateae: Systematics of Dissotis and allies (Melastomataceae). TAXON, 69: 946-991. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12317
