Angostylis

Angostylis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Plukenetieae
Subtribe: Plukenetiinae
Genus: Angostylis
Benth.
Type species
Angostylis longifolia
Benth.
Synonyms
  • Angostyles Benth., spelling variation

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

Species[3]
  1. Angostylis longifolia Benth. - Amazonas State in 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. 3.0 3.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro