Heterotis | |
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Heterotis rotundifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Heterotis Benth. (1849) |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Lepidanthemum Klotzsch (1861) |
Heterotis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1][2]
The genus is native to tropical Africa.[1][3]
There are 6 accepted species in this genus.[1] Some taxonomists include this genus and its species in the genus Dissotis.