Ashtonia Explained

Ashtonia is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1968.^{[1] [2]} It is native to the Malay Peninsula and Borneo.^{[3] [4]} It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.^[5]

species^[3]

1. Ashtonia excelsa Airy Shaw - Borneo
2. Ashtonia praeterita Airy Shaw - S Thailand, W Malaysia

Notes and References

1. Airy Shaw, Herbert Kenneth. 1968. Kew Bulletin 21: 357
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40020736 Tropicos, Ashtonia Airy Shaw
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=16639 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
5. 20443245. A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Hoffmann. Petra. Kathriarachchi. Hashendra. Wurdack. Kenneth J.. Kew Bulletin. 2006. 61. 1. 37–53.