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Astrocasia is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1905. It is the sole genus in the subtribe Astrocasiinae. It is native to Mesoamerica, northern South America, and the western part of the West Indies.
- Astrocasia austinii (Standl.) G.L.Webster - Izabal
- Astrocasia diegoae J.Jiménez Ram. & Mart.Gord. - Guerrero
- Astrocasia jacobinensis (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster - Bahia, Bolivia
- Astrocasia neurocarpa (Müll.Arg.) I.M.Johnst. ex Standl. - Oaxaca, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas
- Astrocasia peltata Standl. - Costa Rica, Nayarit, Jalisco
- Astrocasia tremula (Griseb.) G.L.Webster - Mexico (Jalisco, Veracruz, Yucatán Peninsula), Central America (Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama), West Indies (Cayman Is, Jamaica, Cuba), northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, possibly Brazil)
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