Micrandra
| Micrandra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Micrandreae |
| Subtribe: | Micrandrinae |
| Genus: | Micrandra Benth. |
| Type species | |
| Micrandra siphonioides | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Micrandra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1854.[2][3] It is native to South America.[1][4]
Species[edit]
Species currently included in Micrandra:[5]
- Micrandra australis (R.E.Schult.) R.E.Schult. - Amazonas in Brazil
- Micrandra elata (Didr.) Müll.Arg. - Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Peru (Pasco, Loreto), Brazil (São Paulo, Bahia, Amapá, Amazonas, etc.)
- Micrandra glabra (R.E.Schult.) R.E.Schult. - S Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas), Guyana, Suriname
- Micrandra gleasoniana (Croizat) R.E.Schult. - Guyana
- Micrandra heterophylla Poiss. - Amazonas in Venezuela
- Micrandra inundata P.E.Berry & Wiedenh. - Amazonas in Venezuela
- Micrandra lopezii R.E.Schult. - Amazonas in Brazil
- Micrandra minor Benth. - Colombia (Amazonas, Vaupes), Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas), Peru (Pasco, Loreto)
- Micrandra rossiana R.E.Schult. - Guyana, Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas, Apure, Zulia), Colombia (Vaupés), Ecuador, Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima)
- Micrandra siphonioides Benth. - French Guiana, Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas, Apure), Colombia, Peru, Brazil (Amazonas, Bahia, São Paulo, Pará)
- Micrandra spruceana (Baill.) R.E.Schult. - Suriname, Venezuela (Amazonas), Colombia (Amazonas, Vaupes, ), Peru (Loreto, Pasco, San Martín), Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima)
- Micrandra sprucei (Müll.Arg.) R.E.Schult. - Guyana, Colombia (Vaupés), Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Bentham, George. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 371-372 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ Tropicos Micrandra Benth.
- ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Micrandra — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2019-05-22.