Microtropis

Microtropis
	Microtropis japonica in Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Microtropis; Wall. ex Meisn.
Synonyms
	Chingithamnus Hand.-Mazz. ; Otherodendron Makino ; Paracelastrus Miq. ;

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.

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

^ ^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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[POWO-1] "Microtropis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[2] 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.

[3] Microtropis. Flora of China.

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