''Asterostigma'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of flowering plants in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Araceae The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also ...

. It is native to

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

and

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> The leaves are pinnate and the plant is tuberous.Bown, Deni (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family''. Timber Press. . ;Species #'' Asterostigma cryptostylum'' Bogner - Brasília, Goiás, Minas Gerais #'' Asterostigma cubense'' (A.Rich.) K.Krause ex Bogner - São Paulo #'' Asterostigma lividum'' (G.Lodd.) Engl. - southern Brazil; Misiones Province of Argentina #'' Asterostigma lombardii'' E.G.Gonç. - Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo #'' Asterostigma luschnathianum'' Schott - southern Brazil #'' Asterostigma reticulatum'' E.G.Gonç - southern Brazil #'' Asterostigma riedelianum'' (Schott) Kuntze - eastern Brazil #'' Asterostigma tweedieanum'' Schott - Santa Catarina in southern Brazil

References

Aroideae Araceae genera Flora of Southern America {{Araceae-stub