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]
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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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Species edit
- Agarista boliviensis - from South America,[2]
- 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.[3]
Plants of the World Online, accepts 32 species, as of January 2022.[4]
Taxonomy edit
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]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agarista (Ericaceae).
- "Agarista". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- James L. Luteyn and Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa. "Neotropical Blueberries".
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