''Asterogyne'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the family
Arecaceae
The Arecaceae () is a family (biology), family of perennial plant, perennial, flowering plants in the Monocotyledon, monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbing palm, climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly k ...
native to Central America and northern South America, with three of the five known species
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to Venezuela.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.]
It contains the following species:[
* '' Asterogyne guianensis'' Granv. & A.J.Hend. - French Guiana
* '' Asterogyne martiana'' (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. ex Drude - Colombia, Ecuador, Central America from Belize to Panama
* '' Asterogyne ramosa'' (H.E.Moore) Wess.Boer - ]Paria Peninsula
The Paria Peninsula () is a large peninsula on the Caribbean Sea, in the state of Sucre in northern Venezuela.
Geography
Separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Paria, the peninsula is part of the mountain range, in the Venezuelan Coa ...
in Venezuela
* '' Asterogyne spicata'' (H.E.Moore) Wess.Boer - Miranda State
Miranda State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela and the second most populous after Zulia State. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,675,165 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to ...
in Venezuela
* '' Asterogyne yaracuyense'' A.J.Hend. & Steyerm. - Cerro La Chapa in Lara State
Lara State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Lara is located in the Central-Western Region, Venezuela. The state capital is Barquisimeto.
Lara State covers a total surface area of and, in 2015, had a census population of 2,019,211.
...
in Venezuela
References
Arecaceae genera
Flora of the Neotropical realm
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
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