Acanthella

For the sponge genus, see Acanthella (sponge).

Acanthella is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. This genus is native to tropical South America.

Acanthella
Acanthella conferta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Acanthella Hook.f.
Species
See text

Species

• Acanthella pulchra Gleason. Venezuela
• Acanthella sprucei Hook.f. Brazil

References

• Groger A, Renner SS. 1997. Leaf anatomy and ecology of the Guayana endemics Acanthella sprucei and A. pulchra (Melastomataceae). BioLlania ed. especial no.6. 369-374 (1997)

External links

• Catalog of Botanical Illustrations, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Plate No. 700 Acanthella sprucei extracted from Flora de Venezuela.