Angostylis

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Angostylis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Plukenetieae
Subtribe: Plukenetiinae
Genus: Angostylis
Benth.
Type species
Angostylis longifolia
Synonyms
  • Angostyles Benth. , spelling variant

Angostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1854. [1] [2] The genus is native to northern South America (Suriname and northern Brazil). [3] [4]

As of 2019, there are two species in the genus Angostylis: [5]

  1. Angostylis longifolia Benth. – northern Brazil
  2. Angostylis tabulamontana Croizat – Suriname

References

  1. ↑ Bentham, George. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 328 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
  2. ↑ Tropicos, genus Angostylis Benth.
  3. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  5. ↑ "Angostylis Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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