''Asteranthos'' is a genus of

woody plant A woody plant is a plant that produces wood as its structural tissue and thus has a hard stem. In cold climates, woody plants further survive winter or dry season above ground, as opposite to herbaceous plants that die back to the ground until sp ...

in the family

Lecythidaceae The Lecythidaceae comprise a family (biology), family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia. The most important member of the family in wor ...

. There is only one known species, ''Asteranthos brasiliensis'', native to Venezuela and Brazil.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Mori, S.A. & G. T. Prance. 1990. Lecythidaceae–Part II. The zygomorphic–flowered New World genera ''(Couroupita, Corythophora, Bertholletia, Couratari, Eschweilera, & Lecythis).'' Flora Neotropica, Monograph 21(2): 1–376 ''Asteranthos brasiliensis'' is listed as having "near threatened" status.

References

Lecythidaceae Monotypic Ericales genera Flora of South America Taxa named by René Louiche Desfontaines Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lecythidaceae-stub