| Agarista | |
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| Agarista subrotunda | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 |
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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.
Species
- Agarista boliviensis - from South America,
- Agarista buxifolia - from Réunion
- Agarista eucalyptoides
- Agarista populifolia (Lam.) Judd—Florida hobblebush
- Agarista salicifolia - from Réunion
There are also about 10 species endemic to Madagascar which are to be transferred to this genus from Agauria.
Plants of the World Online, accepts 32 species, as of January 2022.
Taxonomy
The genus name of Agarista is in honour of Agariste of Sicyon (fl. 6th century BC, around 560 BC). It was first described and published in Gen. Hist. Vol.3 on page 837 in 1834.
References
- Senning A (2007). Elsevier's Dictionary of Chemoetymology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-444-52239-9.
- "Agarista boliviensis (Sleumer) Judd". Bolivia checklist.
- "Agarista D. Don ex G. Don". Madagascar Catalogue.
- ^ "Agarista D.Don ex G.Don | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
External links
- "Agarista". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- James L. Luteyn and Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa. "Neotropical Blueberries".
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