Astraea (plant)
| Astraea | |
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| Astraea lobata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Crotoneae |
| Genus: | Astraea Klotzsch 1841 not Schauer 1843 (syn of Thryptomene in Myrtaceae) |
| Type species | |
| Astraea lobata (L.) Klotzsch.
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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[edit]
- ^ Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich. 1841. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 7(1): 194-195 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
- ^ Tropicos, Astraea Klotzsch
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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