Dissotis is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. It includes nine species of annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees which are native to tropical Africa.
Etymology The generic name is based on the Greek word , which means 'twofold'., PlantZAfrica, from the D. canescens page. This refers to the two types of anthers that is a characteristic of this genus.
Taxonomy 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.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
Species As accepted by Kew;
Dissotis elegans Dissotis grandiflora Dissotis homblei Dissotis idanreensis Dissotis lebrunii Dissotis leonensis Dissotis longisetosa Dissotis splendens Dissotis swynnertonii
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