| Agarista | |
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| Agarista subrotunda | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 [1] |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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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. [3]
As of March 2026 [update] , Plants of the World Online accepts 33 species: [2]
The genus name of Agarista is in honour of Agariste of Sicyon (fl. 6th century BC, around 560 BC). [4] It was first described and published in A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants, Volume 3 in 1834. [2]