Dissotis

Dissotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Dissotis
Benth. (1849)
Species[1]

9; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Hedusa Raf. (1838)
  • Kadalia Raf. (1838), nom. utique rej.
  • Lignieria A.Chev. (1920), nom. nud.
  • Osbeckiastrum Naudin (1850)
  • Pseudosbeckia A.Fern. & R.Fern. (1956)

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]

  1. ^ a b c "Dissotis Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ^ 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.