Dissotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Triana

English: Spanish shawl, Trailing dissotis

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Myrtales (76)

        Family: Melastomataceae (16)(family description)

          Genus: Dissotis (2)

            Epithet: rotundifolia (Sm.) Triana (7)

rotundifolia => referring to the rounded leaves

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink

Check for Dissotis rotundifolia at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [1096] Dissotis rotundifolia - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.