Ashtonia

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Antidesmatoideae
Tribus: Scepeae
Genus: Ashtonia
Species: A. excelsa – A. praeterita
Name

Ashtonia Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 21: 357. (1968)

Type species: Ashtonia excelsa Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 21: 357. (1968)

References

Airy Shaw, H.K. 1968. Kew Bulletin 21: 357.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ashtonia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr. 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ashtonia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 17 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Ashtonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr. 17.

Ashtonia is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1968.[1][2] It is native to the Malay Peninsula and Borneo.[3][4] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[5]

species[3]

Ashtonia excelsa Airy Shaw - Borneo
Ashtonia praeterita Airy Shaw - S Thailand, W Malaysia

References

Airy Shaw, Herbert Kenneth. 1968. Kew Bulletin 21: 357
Tropicos, Ashtonia Airy Shaw
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Hoffmann, Petra; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2006). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)". Kew Bulletin. 61 (1): 37–53. JSTOR 20443245.