Astiella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Jovet (1941) as a monospecific, herbaceous genus, endemic to Madagascar.[1] Later, 11 new species endemic to Madagascar were added to the genus.[2]

Astiella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Astiella
Jovet
Type species
Astiella delicatula

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Jovet P (1941). "Astiella delicatula, espèce nouvelle d'un genre nouveau malgache (Rubiacées- Oldenlandiées)". Notulae Systematicae. 9: 146–156.
  2. ^ Groeninckx I, Janssens S, Smets E, Verstraete B (2017). "Description of 11 new Astiella (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae) species endemic to Madagascar". European Journal of Taxonomy (312): 1–40. doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.312. hdl:1887/71608.
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