Astronium
Genus of flowering plants
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Astronium is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It is native to Central and South America.
| Astronium | |
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| Astronium graveolens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Astronium Jacq.[1] |
| Species | |
Astronium is a genus of dioecious trees. Leaves are deciduous, alternate, and odd-pinnate.[2]
Species
As of September 2021[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[3]
- Astronium concinnum Schott
- Astronium fraxinifolium Schott
- Astronium gardneri Mattick
- Astronium glaziovii Mattick
- Astronium graveolens Jacq. (syn. Astronium conzattii S.F.Blake)
- Astronium lecointei Ducke
- Astronium mirandae F.A.Barkley
- Astronium nelson-rosae Santin
- Astronium obliquum Griseb.
- Astronium pumilum J.D.Mitch. & Daly
- Astronium ulei Mattick
Species formerly placed in this genus that are now placed in Myracrodruon include:[4]
- Astronium balansae Engl. → Myracrodruon balansae
- Astronium urundeuva → Myracrodruon urundeuva
Fossil record
Fossils of an Astronium sp. have been described from the fossil flora of Kızılcahamam district in Turkey, which is of early Pliocene age.[5]
