Astrococcus
| Astrococcus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Plukenetieae |
| Subtribe: | Plukenetiinae |
| Genus: | Astrococcus Benth. |
| Binomial name | |
| Astrococcus coriaceus Benth. | |
Astrococcus is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854.[1][2] It contains only one known species, Astrococcus coriaceus, native to neighboring states of identical names, Amazonas State in southern Venezuela and Amazonas State in northwestern Brazil.[3][4][5]
- species formerly included
moved to Haematostemon
- Astrococcus coriaceus Baill., synonym of Haematostemon coriaceus (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
References
- ↑ Bentham, George. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 327-328 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
- ↑ Tropicos, genus Astrococcus
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ↑ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
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