Asteranthos is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. There is only one known species, Asteranthos brasiliensis, native to Venezuela and Brazil.[2][3][4][5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scytopetaloideae |
| Genus: | Asteranthos Desf. |
| Species: | A. brasiliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Asteranthos brasiliensis | |
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Asteranthos brasiliensis is listed as having "near threatened" status.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Pires O'Brien, J. (1998). "Asteranthos brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35232A9920707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35232A9920707.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Prance, G.T. & Mori, S.A. (1979). Lecythidaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21
- ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil [1] Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- ^ Mori, S.A. & G. T. Prance. 1990. Lecythidaceae–Part II. The zygomorphic–flowered New World genera (Couroupita, Corythophora, Bertholletia, Couratari, Eschweilera, & Lecythis). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21(2): 1–376
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