''Angostylis'' is a genus of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Euphorbiaceae
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, first described in 1854. The genus is native to northern
South America
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(
Suriname
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and northern
Brazil
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).
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro]
, there are two species in the genus ''Angostylis'':[
# '' Angostylis longifolia'' Benth. – northern Brazil
# '' Angostylis tabulamontana'' Croizat – Suriname
]
References
Plukenetieae
Euphorbiaceae genera
Flora of Southern America
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