Astrocasia is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1905. It is included in the

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Astrocasiinae Wielandieae is a tribe of the family Phyllanthaceae. It comprises 10 genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological c ...

. It is native to Mesoamerica, northern South America, and the western part of the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...

, except for ''Astrocasia diegoae'' which is monoecious, and some individuals of ''A. neurocarpa'' and ''A. tremula''. ;Species # ''

Astrocasia austinii Astrocasia is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1905. It is included in the subtribe Astrocasiinae. It is native to Mesoamerica, northern South America, and the western part of the West Indies. Plants are m ...

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Astrocasia diegoae Astrocasia is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1905. It is included in the subtribe Astrocasiinae. It is native to Mesoamerica, northern South America, and the western part of the West Indies. Plants are m ...

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Astrocasia jacobinensis Astrocasia is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1905. It is included in the subtribe Astrocasiinae. It is native to Mesoamerica, northern South America, and the western part of the West Indies. Plants are m ...

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Astrocasia neurocarpa Astrocasia is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1905. It is included in the subtribe Astrocasiinae. It is native to Mesoamerica, northern South America, and the western part of the West Indies. Plants are m ...

'' (Müll.Arg.) I.M.Johnst. ex Standl. - Oaxaca,

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Astrocasia peltata Astrocasia is a plant genus of the family (biology), family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1905. It is included in the subtribe Astrocasiinae. It is native to Mesoamerica, northern South America, and the western part of the West In ...

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Astrocasia tremula Astrocasia is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1905. It is included in the subtribe Astrocasiinae. It is native to Mesoamerica, northern South America, and the western part of the West Indies. Plants are m ...

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, Veracruz, Yucatán Peninsula), Central America ( Belize,

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, Venezuela, possibly Brazil)

References

Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae genera {{Phyllanthaceae-stub