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Astraea
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. It is native to tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere.

Species

1. Astraea aureomarginata - Paraguay
2. Astraea cincta - Brazil
3. Astraea comosa - Minas Gerais
4. Astraea hauthalii - Paraguay
5. Astraea jatropha - Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais
6. Astraea klotzschii - E Brazil
7. Astraea lobata - widespread from Florida and Mexico south to northern Argentina; naturalized in Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Arabian Peninsula
8. Astraea praetervisa - Bahia

References

1. Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich. 1841. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 7(1): 194-195 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
2. Tropicos, Astraea Klotzsch
3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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