Agarista | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Agarista subrotunda | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Subfamily: | Vaccinioideae |
Tribe: | Lyonieae |
Genus: |
Agarista D.Don ex G.Don |
Synonyms | |
|
Agarista is a genus of plants in the family Ericaceae. Agarista species contain grayanotoxins, a group of closely related neurotoxins named after Leucothoe grayana, native to Japan. [1]
There are also about 10 species endemic to Madagascar which are to be transferred to this genus from Agauria. [3]
Plants of the World Online, accepts 32 species, as of January 2022. [4]
The genus name of Agarista is in honour of Agariste of Sicyon (fl. 6th century BC, around 560 BC). [5] It was first described and published in Gen. Hist. Vol.3 on page 837 in 1834. [4]
Agarista | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Agarista subrotunda | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Subfamily: | Vaccinioideae |
Tribe: | Lyonieae |
Genus: |
Agarista D.Don ex G.Don |
Synonyms | |
|
Agarista is a genus of plants in the family Ericaceae. Agarista species contain grayanotoxins, a group of closely related neurotoxins named after Leucothoe grayana, native to Japan. [1]
There are also about 10 species endemic to Madagascar which are to be transferred to this genus from Agauria. [3]
Plants of the World Online, accepts 32 species, as of January 2022. [4]
The genus name of Agarista is in honour of Agariste of Sicyon (fl. 6th century BC, around 560 BC). [5] It was first described and published in Gen. Hist. Vol.3 on page 837 in 1834. [4]