Acmanthera

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Acmanthera
Species: A. cowanii – A. duckei – A. fernandesii – A. latifolia – A. longifolia – A. minima – A. parviflora
Name

Acmanthera Griseb., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(1): 28. (1858)

Type species: Acmanthera latifolia Griseb., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(1): 29. (1858)

References

Grisebach, A.H.R. 1858. Flora Brasiliensis 12(1): 28.
Farronay, F., Perdiz, R.D.O., Prata, E.M.B. & Vicentini, A. 2019. Notes on morphology and distribution of Acmanthera (A. Juss.) Griseb. (Malpighiaceae), an endemic genus from Brazil. Phytotaxa 415(4): 199-207. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.415.4.4 Paywall ResearchGate Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acmanthera in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Acmanthera. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 19 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Acmanthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug. 19.

Acmanthera is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Acmanthera comprises 7 species of trees, shrubs, or subshrubs native to Brazil.
References

Anderson, W. R. 1975. The taxonomy of Acmanthera (Malpighiaceae). Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 11: 41–50.
Anderson, W. R. 1981 ["1980"]. A new species of Acmanthera (Malpighiaceae). Systematic Botany 5: 438–441.