Biology:Astraea (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Astraea
Astraea lobata (L.) Klotzsch - Flickr - Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (1).jpg
Astraea lobata
Scientific classification e
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]


References

Wikidata ☰ Q12155951 entry