Agauria
Agarista may refer to: * Alternative spelling of Agariste (other), Agariste, a name from Greek mythology * Agarista (moth), ''Agarista'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae * Agarista (plant), ''Agarista'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Ericaceae {{disambiguation Genus disambiguation pages ...
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Agarista (plant)
''Agarista'' is a genus of plants in the family Ericaceae. ''Agarista'' species contain grayanotoxins, a group of closely related neurotoxins named after ''Leucothoe grayana'', native to Japan. Species * '' Agarista boliviensis'' - from South America, * '' Agarista buxifolia'' - from Réunion * '' Agarista eucalyptoides'' * ''Agarista populifolia'' (Lam.) Judd—Florida hobblebush * '' Agarista salicifolia'' - from Réunion There are also about 10 species endemic to Madagascar which are to be transferred to this genus from ''Agauria''. Plants of the World Online, accepts 32 species, as of January 2022. Taxonomy The genus name of ''Agarista'' is in honour of Agariste of Sicyon Agariste (; grc, Ἀγαρίστη) ( fl. 6th century BC, around 560 BC) was the daughter, and possibly the heiress, of the tyrant of Sicyon, Cleisthenes. Her father wanted to marry her to the "best of the Hellenes" and organized a competition wh ... (fl. 6th century BC, around 560 BC). It was first ...
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