| Asterogyne | |
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| Asterogyne martiana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Geonomateae |
| Genus: | Asterogyne H.Wendl. ex Hook.f. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Asterogyne is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae native to Central America and northern South America, with three of the five known species endemic to Venezuela.[1][2]
It contains the following species:[1]
- Asterogyne guianensis Granv. & A.J.Hend. - French Guiana
- Asterogyne martiana (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. ex Drude - Colombia, Ecuador, Central America from Belize to Panama
- Asterogyne ramosa (H.E.Moore) Wess.Boer - Paria Peninsula in Venezuela
- Asterogyne spicata (H.E.Moore) Wess.Boer - Miranda State in Venezuela
- Asterogyne yaracuyense A.J.Hend. & Steyerm. - Cerro La Chapa in Lara State in Venezuela
References
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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