Astrococcus

Astrococcus is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854.^[1][2] It contains only one known species, Astrococcus cornutus, native to neighboring states of identical names, Amazonas State in southern Venezuela and Amazonas State in northwestern Brazil.^[3][4][5]

Species formerly included

Astrococcus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Plukenetieae
Subtribe:	Plukenetiinae
Genus:	Astrococcus Benth.
Species:	A. cornutus
Binomial name
Astrococcus cornutus Benth.

moved to Haematostemon

• Astrococcus coriaceus Baill., synonym of Haematostemon coriaceus (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.