| Astraea | |
|---|---|
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| Astraea lobata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Crotoneae |
| Genus: | Astraea Klotzsch 1841 not Schauer 1843 (syn of Thryptomene in Myrtaceae) |
| Type species | |
| Astraea lobata (L.) Klotzsch. | |
Astraea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841. [1] [2] It is native to tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere. [3]
- Species [3]
- Astraea aureomarginata - Paraguay
- Astraea cincta - Brazil
- Astraea comosa - Minas Gerais
- Astraea hauthalii - Paraguay
- Astraea jatropha - Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais
- Astraea klotzschii - E Brazil
- Astraea lobata - widespread from Florida and Mexico south to northern Argentina; naturalized in Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Arabian Peninsula
- Astraea praetervisa - Bahia
