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.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe: | Apocyneae |
| Genus: | Micrechites Miq. (1857) |
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Species
edit13 species arer currently accepted.[1] Synonyms in parentheses are the names used in Flora of China.[4]
- Micrechites andamanicus M.Gangop. & Chakrab. – Andaman Islands
- Micrechites archboldianus Merr. & L.M.Perry – western New Guinea
- Micrechites glaber D.J.Middleton – Sabah
- Micrechites grandiflorus (D.J.Middleton) D.J.Middleton – Papua New Guinea
- Micrechites jacquetii Pierre ex Spire (syn. Ichnocarpus jacquetii (Pierre) D. J. Middleton) – Guangdong, Guangxi, Laos, and Vietnam
- Micrechites lancifolius (Hook.f.) D.J.Middleton & Livsh. – Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra
- Micrechites malipoensis Tsiang & P.T.Li (syn. Ichnocarpus malipoensis (Tsiang & P. T. Li) D. J. Middleton) – Yunnan
- Micrechites novoguineensis K.Schum. – Papua New Guinea
- Micrechites parkinsonii M.Gangop. & Chakrab. – Andaman Islands
- Micrechites polyanthus (Blume) Miq. (syn. Ichnocarpus polyanthus (Blume) P. I. Forster) – China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Yunnan), Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Andaman Islands, Indochina, Malaysia, Borneo, Java, and Sumatra
- Micrechites rhombifolius Markgr. – Maluku, Sulawesi, Papuasia, and Queensland
- Micrechites serpyllifolius (Blume) Kosterm. – Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and Philippines
- Micrechites warianus (Schltr.) D.J.Middleton – Papua New Guinea
- Formerly included[2]
- Micrechites borneensis (King & Gamble) P.T.Li = Anodendron borneense (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton
- Micrechites formicinus Tsiang & P.T.Li = Anodendron nervosum Kerr.
- Micrechites gracilis (King & Gamble) P.T.Li = Anodendron gracile (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton
- Micrechites minutiflorus (Pierre) P.T.Li = Urceola minutiflora (Pierre) D.J.Middleton
- Micrechites napeensis Quint = Urceola napeensis (Quint.) D.J.Middleton
- Micrechites ovalifolius Ridl. = Parameria polyneura Hook.f.
- Micrechites sinensis Markgr. = Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T.Aiton
- Micrechites tubulosus Ridl. ex Burkill & M.R.Hend. = Anodendron tubulosum (Ridl. ex Burkill & M.R.Hend.) D.J.Middleton
References
edit- ^ a b Micrechites Miq. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Middleton, D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae). Flora Malesiana 18: 1-474. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
- ^ a b Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 185 腰骨藤属 yao gu teng shu Ichnocarpus R. Brown, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 61. 1811
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