Microtropis
| Microtropis | |
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| Microtropis microcarpa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Microtropis Wall. ex Meisn. |
Microtropis is a genus of plant in family Celastraceae. There are about 70 species.[1] They are trees and shrubs, evergreen or deciduous, with oppositely arranged leaves and white or yellowish flowers.[2] Microtropis are distributed in Asia, Africa, and Central America.
Species include:
- Microtropis argentea Kochummen
- Microtropis borneensis Merr. & Freeman
- Microtropis densiflora Wight
- Microtropis fascicularis Kochummen
- Microtropis keningauensis Kochummen
- Microtropis rigida Ridl.
- Microtropis sabahensis Kochummen
- Microtropis sarawakensis Kochummen
- Microtropis tenuis Symington
- Microtropis wallichiana Wight ex Thwaites
- Microtropis zeylanica Merr. & Freeman
References
- ^ Lin, Q. W., & Zhang, Z. X. (2010, April). Microtropis longicarpa and M. daweishanensis (Celastraceae), two new species from Yunnan, China. Annales Botanici Fennici Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 141-147.
- ^ Microtropis. Flora of China.
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