Micrechites

Micrechites is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to China, the eastern Himalayas, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Queensland.

Species

13 species arer currently accepted. Synonyms in parentheses are the names used in Flora of China.

1. Micrechites andamanicus <small>M.Gangop. & Chakrab.</small> – Andaman Islands
2. Micrechites archboldianus <small>Merr. & L.M.Perry</small> – western New Guinea
3. Micrechites glaber <small>D.J.Middleton</small> – Sabah
4. Micrechites grandiflorus <small>(D.J.Middleton) D.J.Middleton</small> – Papua New Guinea
5. Micrechites jacquetii (syn. Ichnocarpus jacquetii <small>(Pierre) D. J. Middleton</small>) – Guangdong, Guangxi, Laos, and Vietnam
6. Micrechites lancifolius – Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra
7. Micrechites malipoensis <small>Tsiang & P.T.Li</small> (syn. Ichnocarpus malipoensis <small>(Tsiang & P. T. Li) D. J. Middleton</small>) – Yunnan
8. Micrechites novoguineensis <small>K.Schum.</small> – Papua New Guinea
9. Micrechites parkinsonii <small>M.Gangop. & Chakrab.</small> – Andaman Islands
10. Micrechites polyanthus (syn. Ichnocarpus polyanthus <small>(Blume) P. I. Forster</small>) – China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Yunnan), Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Andaman Islands, Indochina, Malaysia, Borneo, Java, and Sumatra
11. Micrechites rhombifolius <small>Markgr.</small> – Maluku, Sulawesi, Papuasia, and Queensland
12. Micrechites serpyllifolius <small>(Blume) Kosterm.</small> – Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and Philippines
13. Micrechites warianus <small>(Schltr.) D.J.Middleton </small> – Papua New Guinea

1. Micrechites borneensis <small>(King & Gamble) P.T.Li</small> = Anodendron borneense <small>(King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton</small>
2. Micrechites formicinus <small>Tsiang & P.T.Li</small> = Anodendron nervosum <small>Kerr.</small>
3. Micrechites gracilis <small>(King & Gamble) P.T.Li</small> = Anodendron gracile <small>(King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton</small>
4. Micrechites minutiflorus <small>(Pierre) P.T.Li</small> = Urceola minutiflora <small>(Pierre) D.J.Middleton</small>
5. Micrechites napeensis <small>Quint</small> = Urceola napeensis <small>(Quint.) D.J.Middleton</small>
6. Micrechites ovalifolius <small>Ridl.</small> = Parameria polyneura <small>Hook.f.</small>
7. Micrechites sinensis <small>Markgr.</small> = Ichnocarpus frutescens <small>(L.) W.T.Aiton</small>
8. Micrechites tubulosus <small>Ridl. ex Burkill & M.R.Hend.</small> = Anodendron tubulosum <small>(Ridl. ex Burkill & M.R.Hend.) D.J.Middleton</small>

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