Mitracarpus

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Spermacoceae
Genus: Mitracarpus
Species: M. acunae – M. albomarginatus – M. anthospermoides – M. aristatus – M. bacigalupoae – M. bahorucanus – M. baturitensis – M. bicrucis – M. brachystigma – M. brasiliensis – M. breviflorus – M. brevis – M. buiquensis – M. capitatus – M. carajasensis – M. carnosus – M. christii – M. decumbens – M. depauperatus – M. diversifolius – M. eichleri – M. eitenii – M. eritrichoides – M. falcatus – M. federalensis – M. fernandesii – M. filipes – M. fischeri – M. flagellatus – M. floribundus – M. fortunii – M. frigidus – M. froesii – M. glabrescens – M. gypsophilus – M. haitiensis – M. hasslerianus – M. hirtus – M. laeteviridis – M. lhotzkyanus – M. linearifolius – M. linearis – M. longicalyx – M. maxwelliae – M. megapotamicus – M. micranthus – M. microspermus – M. nitidus – M. parvulus – M. polycladus – M. polygonifolius – M. portoricensis – M. pusillus – M. recurvatus – M. rigidifolius – M. rizzinianus – M. robustus – M. sagranus – M. salzmannianus – M. scaberulus – M. schininianus – M. schizangius – M. squarrosus – M. steyermarkii – M. tenuis – M. trichanthus
Name

Mitracarpus Zucc., Mant. 3 (Schultes & Schultes f.) 210 (text), 319 (index). (1827)

Type species: Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC., Prodr. 4: 572. (1830)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Staurospermum Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl. 73. (1827)
Schizangium Bartl. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 571. (1830)

References

Zuccarini, J.G. 1827. Mantissa in Volumen Tertium 210 (text), 319 (index).
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mitracarpus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Mitracarpus. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 17 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Mitracarpus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 17.

Mitracarpus is a plant genus in the coffee family Rubiaceae. Girdlepod is a common name for some species in this genus.[2]
Species

The Plant List and the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognise 64 accepted species:[3]

Mitracarpus acunae Alain
Mitracarpus albomarginatus E.B.Souza
Mitracarpus anthospermoides K.Schum.
Mitracarpus aristatus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez
Mitracarpus bacigalupoae E.L.Cabral, W.A.Medina & E.B.Souza
Mitracarpus bahorucanus Zanoni
Mitracarpus bakeri Urb.
Mitracarpus baturitensis Sucre
Mitracarpus bicrucis Bacigalupo & E.L.Cabral
Mitracarpus brachystigma Urb.
Mitracarpus brasiliensis M.L.Porto & J.L.Wächt
Mitracarpus breviflorus A.Gray
Mitracarpus brevis K.Schum. & R.Fr.
Mitracarpus buiquensis E.B.Souza & Zappi
Mitracarpus capitatus Lozada-Pérez & Borhidi
Mitracarpus carnosus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez
Mitracarpus christii Urb.
Mitracarpus crassifolius A.Rich.
Mitracarpus decumbens Urb.
Mitracarpus depauperatus Britton & P.Wilson ex Britton
Mitracarpus diodioides A.Rich.
Mitracarpus diversifolius E.B.Souza & E.L.Cabral
Mitracarpus eichleri K.Schum.
Mitracarpus eitenii E.B.Souza & E.L.Cabral
Mitracarpus eritrichoides Standl.
Mitracarpus falcatus Lozada-Pérez & Borhidi
Mitracarpus filipes Huber
Mitracarpus fischeri (Link) DC.
Mitracarpus flagellatus Sucre
Mitracarpus floribundus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez
Mitracarpus fortunii Britton & P.Wilson
Mitracarpus frigidus (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) K.Schum.
Mitracarpus froesii (Sucre) E.L.Cabral & E.B.Souza
Mitracarpus glabrescens (Griseb.) Urb.
Mitracarpus haitiensis Urb.
Mitracarpus hasslerianus Chodat
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
Mitracarpus laeteviridis C.Wright
Mitracarpus lhotzkyanus Cham.
Mitracarpus linearifolius A.Rich.
Mitracarpus linearis Benth.
Mitracarpus longicalyx E.B.Souza & M.F.Sales
Mitracarpus maxwelliae Britton & P.Wilson
Mitracarpus megapotamicus (Spreng.) Kuntze
Mitracarpus microspermus K.Schum.
Mitracarpus nitidus E.B.Souza & Zappi
Mitracarpus pallidus Hook. & Arn.
Mitracarpus parvulus K.Schum.
Mitracarpus polycladus Urb.
Mitracarpus pusillus Steyerm.
Mitracarpus recurvatus Standl.
Mitracarpus rigidifolius Standl.
Mitracarpus rizzinianus Machado
Mitracarpus robustus E.B.Souza & E.L.Cabral
Mitracarpus sagranus DC.
Mitracarpus salzmannianus DC.
Mitracarpus scaberulus Urb.
Mitracarpus schininianus E.L.Cabral, W.A.Medina & E.B.Souza
Mitracarpus schizangius DC.
Mitracarpus squarrosus (Poepp. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) DC.
Mitracarpus steyermarkii E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo
Mitracarpus stylosus (Link) DC.
Mitracarpus tenuis Urb.
Mitracarpus trichanthus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez

References

"Genus: Mitracarpus Zucc". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
"Mitracarpus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
"Mitracarpus". The Plant List. Retrieved 25 February 2015.