Astraea (Euphorbiaceae)

Astraea lobata

Astraea lobata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Crotoneae
Genus: Astraea
Species: A. cincta – A. comosa – A. digitata – A. gracilis – A. jatropha – A. lobata – A. macroura – A. manihot – A. paulina – A. praetervisa – A. subcomosa – A. surinamensis – A. trilobata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Astraea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 11. Reference page.

Name

Astraea Klotzsch, Arch. Naturgesch. (Berlin) 7(1): 194 (1841).

• Type species: Croton lobatus L. = Astraea lobata (L.) Klotzsch

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Croton sect. Astraea (Klotzsch) Baill., Étude Euphorb. 363. (1858).
  • Croton subg. Astraea (Klotzsch) Pax, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(5): 40. (1890).

Homonyms

• Astraea Schauer (1843), nom. illeg. = synonym of Thryptomene Endl. (Myrtaceae)

References

Primary references

• Klotzsch, J.F. 1841. Neue und weniger gekannte südamerikanische Euphorbiaceen-Gattungen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte Jahrg. 7, 1: 175–204. BHL Reference page. 
• Caruzo, M., Marques da Silva, O.L., Berry, P.E. & Cordeiro, I. 2014. Nomenclatural novelties in Astraea (Euphorbiaceae). Phytotaxa 159(2): 127–128. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.159.2.7 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Astraea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Astraea. Published online. Accessed: Jun 12 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Astraea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

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