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Brachyotum

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Brachyotum
Brachyotum ledifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Brachyotum
(DC.) Triana

Brachyotum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 58 species native to the Andes of South America.[1]

Species include:

References

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  1. ^ a b (in Spanish) Ulloa, C. U. (2007). Brachyotum sertulatum, una especie nueva de Melastomataceae de Colombia. In: Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid (Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 69-73).