Agrostistachys

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Agrostistachydeae
Genus: Agrostistachys
Species: A. borneensis – A. gaudichaudii – A. hookeri – A. indica – A. sessilifolia – A. staminodiata
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Agrostistachys in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 07. Reference page.

Name

Agrostistachys Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 41 (1850).

Type species: Agrostistachys indica Dalzell.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Sarcoclinium Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5(2): 24 (1852).
Heterocalyx Gagnep., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 33 (1950).

References
Primary references

Dalzell, N.A. 1850. Contributions to the Botany of Western India. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 2: 33–41, 133–145, 257–265, 336–344. BHL BHL BHL BHL Reference page. : 2: 41.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Agrostistachys in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Agrostistachys. Published online. Accessed: Jun 07 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Agrostistachys. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

Agrostistachys is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1850.[2][3] It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, India, and Sri Lanka.[1]

Species[1]

Agrostistachys borneensis Becc. - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra, New Guinea
Agrostistachys gaudichaudii Müll.Arg. - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
Agrostistachys hookeri (Thwaites) Benth. & Hook.f. - Sri Lanka
Agrostistachys indica Dalzell - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines, New Guinea
Agrostistachys sessilifolia (Kurz) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
Agrostistachys staminodiata Sevilla - Sumatra

formerly included[1]

moved to other genera (Pseudagrostistachys Tannodia Wetria )

A. africana - Pseudagrostistachys africana
A. comorensis - Tannodia cordifolia
A. pubescens - Wetria insignis
A. ugandensis - Pseudagrostistachys ugandensis

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Dalzell, Nicol Alexander. 1850. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 2: 41 in English
Tropicos