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Pyrotis

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Pyrotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Pyrotis
Ver.-Lib. & R.D.Stone (2020)
Species:
P. gilgiana
Binomial name
Pyrotis gilgiana
(De Wild.) Ver.-Lib. & R.D.Stone (2020)
Varieties[1]
  • Pyrotis gilgiana var. gilgiana
  • Pyrotis gilgiana var. petiolata (De Wild.) Ver.-Lib. & R.D.Stone
  • Pyrotis gilgiana var. witteana (Jacq.-Fél.) Ver.-Lib. & R.D.Stone
Synonyms[1]

Dissotis gilgiana De Wild. (1903)

Pyrotis gilgiana is a species of flowering plant in family Melastomataceae. It is a perennial herb up to 45 cm. tall which is native to Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia in central Africa. It is the sole species in genus Pyrotis. It was first described as Dissotis gilgiana in 1903.[1]

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