Angostylis

Angostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1854. The genus is native to northern South America (Suriname and northern Brazil).

Angostylis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Plukenetieae
Subtribe: Plukenetiinae
Genus: Angostylis
Benth.
Type species
Angostylis longifolia
Synonyms
  • Angostyles Benth., spelling variant

As of 2019, there are two species in the genus Angostylis:

  1. Angostylis longifolia Benth. – northern Brazil
  2. Angostylis tabulamontana Croizat – Suriname
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