Genus Asteranthos Desf.


Summary
Genus number:
1072
Last updated:
27 January 2010
Family:
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily:
Scytopetaloideae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

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Fruit

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References:
  1. Appel, O. 2004. Scytopetalaceae. In: Kubitzki, K., ed., The families and genera of vascular plants. 6:428. Note: places in Scytopetalaceae
  2. Tsou, C.-H. 1994. The embryology, reproductive morphology, and systematics of Lecythidaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 71:100. Note: closer to Scytopetalaceae than Lecythidaceae
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=1072. Accessed 13 May 2026.