Microtropis is a genus of plant in the family Celastraceae. There are about 70 species.[1][2] They are trees and shrubs, evergreen or deciduous, with oppositely arranged leaves and white or yellowish flowers.[3] Microtropis are distributed in Asia, Africa, and Central America.
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| Microtropis japonica in Japan | |
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.[1] |
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As of December 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]
- Microtropis apiculata Ding Hou
- Microtropis argentea Kochummen
- Microtropis beddomei Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis biflora Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis bivalvis (Jack) Wall.
- Microtropis cerocarpa Savinov & Nuraliev
- Microtropis chaffanjonii (H.Lév.) Y.F.Deng
- Microtropis chlorocarpa Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis crassifolia Craib
- Microtropis curranii Merr.
- Microtropis daweishanensis Q.W.Lin & Z.X.Zhang
- Microtropis dehuaensis Z.S.Huang & Y.Y.Lin
- Microtropis discolor (Wall.) Wall. ex Meisn.
- Microtropis elliptica King
- Microtropis fallax Pit.
- Microtropis fascicularis Kochummen
- Microtropis fokienensis Dunn
- Microtropis gagei Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis gracilipes Merr. & F.P.Metcalf
- Microtropis grandifolia Kochummen
- Microtropis henryi Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis hexandra Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis japonica (Franch. & Sav.) Hallier f.
- Microtropis keningauensis Kochummen
- Microtropis kinabaluensis Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis lanceolata Boerl. & Koord.-Schum.
- Microtropis latifolia Wight ex M.A.Lawson
- Microtropis longicarpa Q.W.Lin & Z.X.Zhang
- Microtropis longifolia Wall. ex Kurz
- Microtropis macrocarpa C.Y.Cheng & T.C.Kao
- Microtropis malipoensis Y.M.Shui & W.H.Chen
- Microtropis microcarpa Wight
- Microtropis obliquinervia Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis obscurinervia Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis oligantha Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis osmanthoides (Hand.-Mazz.) Hand.-Mazz.
- Microtropis ovata Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis pallens Pierre
- Microtropis paucinervia Merr. & Chun ex Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis petelotii Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis platyphylla Merr.
- Microtropis pyramidalis C.Y.Cheng & T.C.Kao
- Microtropis ramiflora Wight
- Microtropis reticulata Dunn
- Microtropis rhynchocarpa Merr.
- Microtropis rigida Ridl.
- Microtropis sabahensis Kochummen
- Microtropis sarawakensis Kochummen
- Microtropis scottii R.Parker
- Microtropis semipaniculata C.Y.Cheng & T.C.Kao
- Microtropis shenzhenensis Lin Chen & F.W.Xing
- Microtropis sphaerocarpa C.Y.Cheng & T.C.Kao
- Microtropis stocksii Gamble
- Microtropis submembranacea Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis sumatrana Merr.
- Microtropis tenuis Symington
- Microtropis tetragona Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis tetrameris Ding Hou
- Microtropis thyrsiflora C.Y.Cheng & T.C.Kao
- Microtropis triflora Merr. & F.L.Freeman
- Microtropis valida Ridl.
- Microtropis wallichiana Wight ex Thwaites
- Microtropis wui Y.M.Shui & W.H.Chen
- Microtropis xizangensis Q.W.Lin & Z.X.Zhang
- Microtropis zeylanica Merr. & F.L.Freeman
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Microtropis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ 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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