| Astiella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| 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 family Rubiaceae. 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
- ↑ Jovet P (1941). "Astiella delicatula, espèce nouvelle d'un genre nouveau malgache (Rubiacées- Oldenlandiées)". Notulae Systematicae. 9: 146–156.
- ↑ 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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