Biology:Asterogyne

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Short description: Genus of palms

Asterogyne
Asterogyne martiana.jpg
Asterogyne martiana
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Geonomateae
Genus: Asterogyne
H.Wendl. ex Hook.f.
Synonyms[1]
  • Aristeyera H.E.Moore

Asterogyne is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae native to Central America and northern South America, with three of the five known species endemic to Venezuela.[1][2]

It contains the following species:[1]

  • Asterogyne guianensis Granv. & A.J.Hend. - French Guiana
  • Asterogyne martiana (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. ex Drude - Colombia, Ecuador, Central America from Belize to Panama
  • Asterogyne ramosa (H.E.Moore) Wess.Boer - Paria Peninsula in Venezuela
  • Asterogyne spicata (H.E.Moore) Wess.Boer - Miranda State in Venezuela
  • Asterogyne yaracuyense A.J.Hend. & Steyerm. - Cerro La Chapa in Lara State in Venezuela

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Wikidata ☰ Q140503 entry