Astraea

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

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Crotoneae
Genus: Astraea
Species: A. aureomarginata – A. cincta – A. comantha – A. comosa – A. douradensis – A. gardneri – A. hauthalii – A. jatropha – A. lobata – A. macroura – A. praetervisa – A. subcomosa
Source(s) of checklist: 

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Astraea (Euphorbiaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 12. Reference page. 

Name

Astraea Klotzsch, 1841

Type species: Croton lobatus L.

Homonyms

Astraea Schauer = Thryptomene Endl.

References

Klotzsch, J.F., 1841. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. (Berlin) vii. 194.
Caruzo, M. et al. 2014: Nomenclatural novelties in Astraea (Euphorbiaceae). Phytotaxa 159(2): 127–128. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.159.2.7 Reference page. 

Links=

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Astraea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 12. Reference page. 
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Astraea. Published online. Accessed: Jun 12 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Astraea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 12. Reference page. 
Tropicos.org 2020. Astraea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Astraea (Euphorbiaceae) in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Astraea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841.[1][2] It is native to tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere.[3]

Species[3]

Astraea aureomarginata - Paraguay
Astraea cincta - Brazil
Astraea comosa - Minas Gerais
Astraea hauthalii - Paraguay
Astraea jatropha - Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais
Astraea klotzschii - E Brazil
Astraea lobata - widespread from Florida and Mexico south to northern Argentina; naturalized in Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Arabian Peninsula
Astraea praetervisa - Bahia

References

Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich. 1841. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 7(1): 194-195 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
Tropicos, Astraea Klotzsch
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families