Biology:Mitrasacme

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Short description: Genus of plants

Mitrasacme
Bairne Track Mitrasacme flower.jpg
Mitrasacme polymorpha
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Mitrasacme
Labill.
Synonyms[1]

Mitragyne R.Br. (1810)

Mitrasacme is a genus of plants in the family Loganiaceae. The genus includes 55 species[1] mostly in Australia , though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands.[2] Two species also occur in China .

The name comes from the Greek, alluding to “the highest point of the mitre”. As the fruit capsule has an alleged resemblance to a mitre.

Species

55 species are accepted:[1]

  • Mitrasacme aggregata Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme albomarginata Leenh.
  • Mitrasacme alsinoides R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme ambigua R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme bogoriensis Leenh.
  • Mitrasacme brachystemonea Domin
  • Mitrasacme clarksonii Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme connata R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme elata {{small|R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme epigaea Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme erophila Leenh.
  • Mitrasacme exserta F.Muell.
  • Mitrasacmefloribunda Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme foliosa C.A.Gardner
  • Mitrasacme galbina Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme geniculosa Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme gentianea F.Muell.
  • Mitrasacme glaucescens Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme graminea Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme hispida W.Fitzg.
  • Mitrasacme katjarranka N.Gibson & S.J.van Leeuwen
  • Mitrasacme kenneallyi Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme laevis Benth.
  • Mitrasacme laricifolia R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme latiflora S.Moore
  • Mitrasacme laxiceps Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme lutea F.Muell.
  • Mitrasacme maritima Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme micrantha Domin
  • Mitrasacme multicaulis R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme neglecta Leenh.
  • Mitrasacme neldneri Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme nidulifera Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme nudicaulis Reinw. ex Blume
  • Mitrasacme nummularia S.Moore
  • Mitrasacme oasena Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme paludosa R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme patens Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme phascoides R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme pilosa Labill.
  • Mitrasacme polymorpha R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme prolifera R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme pygmaea R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme retroloba Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme saxatilis Backer ex Cammerl.
  • Mitrasacme scopata Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme scrithicola Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme secedens Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme serpyllifolia R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme setosa Hance
  • Mitrasacme squamigera Dunlop
  • Mitrasacme stellata R.Br.
  • Mitrasacme subvolubilis F.Muell.
  • Mitrasacme thedae M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett
  • Mitrasacme troglodytica Dunlop

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2706367 entry