Astrocasia
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| Astrocasia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Phyllanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Wielandieae |
| Subtribe: | Astrocasiinae |
| Genus: | Astrocasia B.L.Rob. & Millsp. |
Astrocasia is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1905.[1] It is included in the subtribe Astrocasiinae. It is native to Mesoamerica, northern South America, and the western part of the West Indies.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Plants are mostly dioecious, except for Astrocasia diegoae which is monoecious, and some individuals of A. neurocarpa and A. tremula.[8]
- Species[2]
- Astrocasia austinii (Standl.) G.L.Webster - Izabal
- Astrocasia diegoae J.Jiménez Ram. & Mart.Gord. - Guerrero
- Astrocasia jacobinensis (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster - Bahia, Bolivia
- Astrocasia neurocarpa (Müll.Arg.) I.M.Johnst. ex Standl. - Oaxaca, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas
- Astrocasia peltata Standl. - Costa Rica, Nayarit, Jalisco
- Astrocasia tremula (Griseb.) G.L.Webster - Mexico (Jalisco, Veracruz, Yucatán Peninsula), Central America (Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama), West Indies (Cayman Is, Jamaica, Cuba), northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, possibly Brazil)