Agarista (plant)
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.
Species
Agarista boliviensis - from South America,Agarista buxifolia - from RéunionAgarista eucalyptoides Agarista populifolia Judd—Florida hobblebushAgarista salicifolia - from RéunionThere are also about 10 species endemic to Madagascar which are to be transferred to this genus from Agauria.
Plants of the World Online, accepts 32 species, as of January 2022.
Taxonomy
The genus name of Agarista is in honour of Agariste of Sicyon.It was first described and published in Gen. Hist. Vol.3 on page 837 in 1834.