Melastomataceae

Acanthella sprucei Hook.f.

Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Acanthella

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Acanthella sprucei (Acanthella sprucei) — Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Acanthella montana Gleason
Chalepophyllum pungens Standl. & Steyerm.
Melastoma confertum Vell.

Photos

Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrés Pereira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nicolás Baresch Uribe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.