Astiella

Astiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Rubiaceae
Subfamily:Rubioideae
Tribe:Spermacoceae
Genus:Astiella
Jovet
Type species
Astiella delicatula
Jovet

Astiella is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It was described by Jovet (1941) as a monospecific, herbaceous genus, endemic to Madagascar.[1] Later, 11 new species endemic to Madagascar were added to the genus.[2]

Species

  • Astiella antongilensis Groeninckx
  • Astiella antsalovansis Groeninckx
  • Astiella confusa Groeninckx
  • Astiella deblockiae Groeninckx
  • Astiella delicatula Jovet
  • Astiella desseinii Groeninckx
  • Astiella homolleae Groeninckx
  • Astiella latifolia Groeninckx
  • Astiella longifimbria Groeninckx
  • Astiella perrieri Groeninckx
  • Astiella pulla Groeninckx
  • Astiella tsaratanensis Groeninckx

References

  1. ↑ Jovet P (1941). "Astiella delicatula, espèce nouvelle d'un genre nouveau malgache (Rubiacées- Oldenlandiées)". Notulae Systematicae. 9: 146–156.
  2. ↑ Groeninckx I, Janssens S, Smets E, Verstraete B (2017). "Description of 11 new Astiella (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae) species endemic to Madagascar". European Journal of Taxonomy. 312: 1–40. doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.312.


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