Asteranthos Explained

Asteranthos is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. There is only one known species, Asteranthos brasiliensis, native to Venezuela and Brazil.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Asteranthos brasiliensis is listed as having "near threatened" status.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=312895 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Prance, G.T. & Mori, S.A. (1979). Lecythidaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21
3. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil https://web.archive.org/web/20100526002559/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
5. Mori, S.A. & G. T. Prance. 1990. Lecythidaceae–Part II. The zygomorphic–flowered New World genera (Couroupita, Corythophora, Bertholletia, Couratari, Eschweilera, & Lecythis). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21(2): 1–376