Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

Alvear, Marcela, Ocampo, Gilberto, Parra-O, Carlos & Almeda, Eduino Carbonó And Frank, 2015, Melastomataceae of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Colombia): floristic affinities and annotated catalogue, Phytotaxa 195 (1), pp. 1-30 : 17

Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

Bas.: Melastoma purpurascens Aubl.

Type: French Guiana, Aublet s.n. ( HT: BM).

Herb, Shrub. Amazonia, Andes, Guayana, Eastern Plains, Pacific lowlands, SNSM, V Cauca, V Magdalena. 0–2700 m.

Dept.: AMA, ANT, BOY, CAL, CAQ, CAS, CAU, CHO, CÓR, CUN, GUV, MAG, MET, NAR, NSA, PUT, SAN, TOL, VAL, VAU, VIC.

Distr.: Mesoamerica to Brazil and Bolivia; Granada and Trinidad.

Voucher: Madriñán 428 ( COL, MO).