Asteranthe

Asteranthe is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae. It comprises two species distributed in Kenya and Tanzania.^[1]

Asteranthe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Subfamily:	Annonoideae
Tribe:	Monodoreae
Genus:	Asteranthe Engl. & Diels (1901)
Synonyms[1]
Asteranthopsis Kuntze (1903), nom. illeg.

Description

Asteranthe species are shrubs or small trees with hermaphroditic flowers.^[2]

Species

The following species are accepted in this genus:^[1]

• Asteranthe asterias (S. Moore) Engl. & Diels
• Asteranthe lutea Vollesen