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Dissotis rotundifolia (Smith) Triana
Dissotis rotundifolia (Smith) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. 28:58, 1871.
Osbeckia rotundifolia Smith, in Rees Cycl. 25:1813.
Melastoma plumosa D. Don, Mem. Wern. Soc. 4:291, 1823.
Heterotis plumosa (D.Don) Bentham, Fl. Niger 348, 1849.
Dissotis plumosa (D.Don) Hooker f., in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Africa 2:452, 1871.
This is planted occasionally as an attractive ground cover. It forms a loose mat up to several decimeters high. The leaves are ovate and tri-nerved, the veins not prominent. The flowers are rose-pink and have 5 long purple anthers and 5 shorter yellow ones. We hope it will not get out of hand as have several other Melastomaceae.
SPECIMENS SEEN.—Kauai I.: Lawai Valley, seen but not collected, planted as ground cover in Botanical Garden, 1974. Oahu I.: Foster Gardens, Potter in 1960 (BISH), Potter & Neal in 1958 (BISH); H. L. Lyon Arboretum, Manoa, Nagata 399 (BISH). Maui I.: Kahului Airport, Fosberg 50524 (US).
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- citação bibliográfica
- Fosberg, F. Raymond and Sachet, Marie-Hélène. 1975. "Polynesian Plant Studies 1-5." Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. 1-25. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.0081024X.21
Dissotis rotundifolia
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Dissotis rotundifolia, commonly called pink lady, Spanish Shawl, or rockrose,[2] is a shrub in the family Melastomataceae that occurs in tropical Africa.[3]
Description
Flower of Dissotis rotundifolia in Kerala
Dissotis rotundifolia can grow in a variety of ways, from straight up and erect to lying flat and prostrate to decumbent, meaning the branches lie flat on the ground but turn up at the ends. When the stems trail, they root where the leaf connects to the stem, called the "node". The stems are woody on lower parts of the plant and become hirsute, meaning hairy, towards the top of the plant. The branches tend to spread wide, and range from pink to a dark reddish in color.[1]
The leaves are oval shaped and three-ribbed, being 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) long and 6–15 mm (0.24–0.59 in) wide.[4] They are covered with short, appressed hairs on both sides. The stalks of the leaves are as long as 1.5 cm (0.59 in), pilose, and pink.
The flowers of Dissotis rotundifolia are solitary, and the stalks of the flowers, like the leaves, are covered with tiny appressed hairs. The petals of the flower are 1.5–2 cm (0.59–0.79 in) in length and range from pink to a pale purple in color.[5]
Habitat and ecology
Dissotis rotundifolia is native to Africa, occurring naturally in central and western Africa from Sierra Leone to Zaire. It has been introduced as a ground cover and ornamental plant to other tropical areas such as Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Malaysia, and the West Indies,[6][5] and has become naturalised in some topical parts of Australia.[7] The shrub can grow anywhere in altitude from sea level to about 1,900 m (6,200 ft) above sea level.[8]
Uses
The leaves of Dissotis rotundifolia are used as a spice for sauces and as a potherb.[6] In Liberia, the plant is used as a diuretic.[9]
References
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^ a b Umberto Quattrocchi (2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. 4. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781439895702.
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^ Macfoy, Cyrus (2013). Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine in Sierra Leone. iUniverse. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-4917-0611-4. LCCN 2013916234. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via Google Books.
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^ Livia Wanntorp; Louis P. Ronse De Craene (22 September 2011). Flowers on the Tree of Life. Cambridge University Press. pp. 229–232. ISBN 978-1-139-50235-1.
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^ John Wilkes (1820) Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature Volume 17
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^ a b Alain H. Liogier (1982) Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands
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^ a b Johannes Seidemann (2005) World Spice Plants: Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy
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^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Dissotis rotundifolia". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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^ G. E. Wickens (1975) Flora of Tropical East Africa
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^ E. B. Shuttleworth (1878–1879). Canadian Pharmaceutical Journal. Vol. 12.
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Dissotis rotundifolia: Brief Summary
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Dissotis rotundifolia, commonly called pink lady, Spanish Shawl, or rockrose, is a shrub in the family Melastomataceae that occurs in tropical Africa.
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Heterotis rotundifolia
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Heterotis rotundifolia là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Mua. Loài này được (Sm.) Jacq.-Fél. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1981.[1]
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Heterotis rotundifolia là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Mua. Loài này được (Sm.) Jacq.-Fél. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1981.
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