Angostylis

Angostylis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Plukenetieae
Subtribe: Plukenetiinae
Genus: Angostylis
Benth.
Type species
Angostylis longifolia
Benth.
Synonyms
  • Angostyles Benth., spelling variation

Angostylis is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854.[1][2] It is native to northern South America (Suriname and northern Brazil).[3][4]

Species[3]
  1. Angostylis longifolia Benth. - Amazonas State in Brazil
  2. Angostylis tabulamontana Croizat - Suriname

References

  1. Bentham, George. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 328 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
  2. Tropicos, genus Angostylis Benth.
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro


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