Asteranthos

Asteranthos is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. There is only one known species, Asteranthos brasiliensis, native to Venezuela and Brazil.[2][3][4][5][6]

Asteranthos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Subfamily: Scytopetaloideae
Genus: Asteranthos
Desf.
Species:
A. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Asteranthos brasiliensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Asteranthus Spreng.

Asteranthos brasiliensis is listed as having "near threatened" status.[1]

References
  1. Pires O'Brien, J. (1998). "Asteranthos brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35232A9920707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35232A9920707.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Prance, G.T. & Mori, S.A. (1979). Lecythidaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21
  4. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  5. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  6. Mori, S.A. & G. T. Prance. 1990. Lecythidaceae–Part II. The zygomorphic–flowered New World genera (Couroupita, Corythophora, Bertholletia, Couratari, Eschweilera, & Lecythis). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21(2): 1–376


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.