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.Freire-Fierro, A. (2002). Monograph of Aciotis (Melastomataceae). Systematic Botany Monographs, 1-99.
Species 15 species are accepted. Aciotis acuminifolia (Mart. ex DC.) Triana Aciotis annua (Mart. ex DC.) Triana Aciotis circaeifolia (Bonpl.) Triana Aciotis cordata Aciotis ferreirana Aciotis indecora (Bonpl.) Triana Aciotis olivieriana Freire-Fierro Aciotis ornata (Miq.) Gleason Aciotis paludosa (Mart. ex DC.) Triana Aciotis pendulifolia Aciotis polystachya (Bonpl.) Triana Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana Aciotis rubricaulis (Mart. ex DC.) Triana Aciotis viscida (Benth.) Freire-Fierro Aciotis wurdackiana Freire-Fierro
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