Astilbe Ham. in D.Don, Prodr.Fl.Nep. 910. 1825. C.B. Clarke in Hook.f., Fl.Brit.Ind.2:389.1878; Loz.-Lozinsk. in Kom.,Fl.URSS. 9:135.1939.
Large perennial herbs. Leaves compound; leaflets doubly serrate, stipulate. Inflorescence a panicle. Sepals (4-) 5, imbricate. Petals (4-) 5 or absent. Stamens twice or equal to the number of sepals. Carpels 2; ovary bilocular, semi-inferior.
About 25 species found in E. Asia and N. America. Represented here by 1 species.
Lower Taxon
