Acisanthera
(from akis, a point, and anthera, an anther; anthers jointed). ORD. Melastomaceoe. A monotypic stove genus allied to Rhexia, of semi-shrubby habit. It grows well in a mixture of loam, sand, and peat; and cuttings root freely in the same soil in stove temperature.
A. quadrata (square-branched). fl. purple, ventricose, alternate, axillary, solitary, July. l. three-nerved, ovate, crenated; branches square. Habit erect, branched at the apex. h. 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. Jamaica, 1804. More curious than ornamental.