Astraea (plant)
| Astraea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Astraea Klotzsch 1841 not Schauer 1843 (syn of Thryptomene in Myrtaceae) |
| Type species | |
| Astraea lobata (L.) Klotzsch. | |
Astraea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841.[1][2] It is native to tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere.[3]
- Species[3]
- Astraea aureomarginata - Paraguay
- Astraea cincta - Brazil
- Astraea comosa - Minas Gerais
- Astraea hauthalii - Paraguay
- Astraea jatropha - Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais
- Astraea klotzschii - E Brazil
- Astraea lobata - widespread from Florida and Mexico south to northern Argentina; naturalized in Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Arabian Peninsula
- Astraea praetervisa - Bahia
References
- ↑ Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich. 1841. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 7(1): 194-195 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
- ↑ Tropicos, Astraea Klotzsch
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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