Astronium
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Astronium is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It is native to Central and South America.
Astronium is a genus of dioecious trees. Leaves are deciduous, alternate, and odd-pinnate.[1]
Species
since September 2021[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]
- Astronium concinnum Schott
- Astronium fraxinifolium Schott
- Astronium gardneri Mattick
- Astronium glaziovii Mattick
- Astronium graveolens Jacq. (syn. Astronium conzattii S.F.Blake)
- Astronium lecointei Ducke
- Astronium mirandae F.A.Barkley
- Astronium nelson-rosae Santin
- Astronium obliquum Griseb.
- Astronium pumilum J.D.Mitch. & Daly
- Astronium ulei Mattick
Species formerly placed in this genus that are now placed in Myracrodruon include:[3]
- Astronium balansae Engl. → Myracrodruon balansae
- Astronium urundeuva → Myracrodruon urundeuva
Fossil record
Fossils of an Astronium sp. have been described from the fossil flora of Kızılcahamam district in Turkey, which is of early Pliocene age.[4]
References
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