Asteranthos
| Asteranthos brasiliensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Asteranthos Desf. |
| Species: | A. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Asteranthos brasiliensis Desf. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Asteranthos is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. There is only one known species, Asteranthos brasiliensis, native to Venezuela and Brazil.[1][2][3][4][5]
Asteranthos brasiliensis is listed as having "near threatened" status.[6]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Prance, G.T. & Mori, S.A. (1979). Lecythidaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21
- ↑ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Pires O'Brien, J. 1998. Asteranthos brasiliensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.
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