Aciotis olivieriana is a plant species native to Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. It occurs in disturbed habitats such as river banks, the edges of forests at elevations less than 1350 m.Freire Fierro, A. 2002. Monograph of Aciotis (Melastomataceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 62: 1–99.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Aciotis olivieriana is an erect or trailing herb up to 40 cm tall, sometimes reproducing by means of stolons running along the surface of the ground. Leaves have narrowly winged petioles up to 4 cm long; blades are heart-shaped, up to 5 cm long, dark green on the upper side, lighter green below because of hairs. Inflorescence is a compound cyme with many small purple flowers lacking the glands that are present on the petals of some related species.Freire Fierro, Alina. 2001. Aciotis (Melastomataceae): two new species from the northwestern lowlands of South America. Novon 11:166-170photo of paratype of Aciotis oliveriana, Field Museum Amostras de Herbário da Neotrópica
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