Astrococcus

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Plukenetieae
Subtribus: Plukenetiinae
Genus: Astrococcus
Species: A. cornutus
Name

Astrococcus Benth., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 327. (1854)

Type species: Astrococcus cornutus Benth., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 327. (1854)
monotypic taxon

References

Bentham, G. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 327.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Astrococcus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Astrococcus. Published online. Accessed: May 3 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Astrococcus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 May 2021.

Astrococcus is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854.[1][2] It contains only one known species, Astrococcus cornutus, native to neighboring states of identical names, Amazonas State in southern Venezuela and Amazonas State in northwestern Brazil.[3][4][5]

Species formerly included

moved to Haematostemon

Astrococcus coriaceus Baill., synonym of Haematostemon coriaceus (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.

References

Bentham, George. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 327-328 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
Tropicos, genus Astrococcus
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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.
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.