Microtropis
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Microtropis microcarpa | |
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Microtropis is a genus of plant in family Celastraceae. There are about 70 species.[1] They are distributed in Asia, Africa, and Central America. They are trees and shrubs, evergreen or deciduous, with oppositely arranged leaves and white or yellowish flowers.[2]
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.