Micrandra

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Micrandreae
Genus: Micrandra
Species: M. elata – M. gleasoniana – M. inundata – M. lopezii – – M. rossiana – M. siphonioides – M. spruceana – M. spruceiM. minor
Name

Micrandra Benth., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 371. (1854), nom. et typ. cons.

Type species: Micrandra siphonioides Benth., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 371 (1854)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Pogonophyllum Didr., Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1857: 144 (1857)
Clusiophyllum Müll.Arg., Flora 47: 518 (1864)
Cunuria Baill., Adansonia 4: 287 (1864)

Homonyms

Micrandra Benn. & R.Br., Pl. Jav. Rar. 237. (1844) nom. rej. against Micrandra Benth. (1854)
Type species: Micrandra ternata R.Br. & Benn. (1854) vide Hevea guianensis Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 871. (1775)

References

Bentham, G. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 371.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Micrandra in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Micrandra. Published online. Accessed: June 27 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Micrandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 June 2021.

Micrandra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1854.[2][3] It is native to South America.[1][4]
Species

Species currently included in Micrandra:[5]

Micrandra australis (R.E.Schult.) R.E.Schult. - Amazonas in Brazil
Micrandra elata (Didr.) Müll.Arg. - Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Peru (Pasco, Loreto), Brazil (São Paulo, Bahia, Amapá, Amazonas, etc.)
Micrandra glabra (R.E.Schult.) R.E.Schult. - S Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas), Guyana, Suriname
Micrandra gleasoniana (Croizat) R.E.Schult. - Guyana
Micrandra heterophylla Poiss. - Amazonas in Venezuela
Micrandra inundata P.E.Berry & Wiedenh. - Amazonas in Venezuela
Micrandra lopezii R.E.Schult. - Amazonas in Brazil
Micrandra minor Benth. - Colombia (Amazonas, Vaupes), Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas), Peru (Pasco, Loreto)
Micrandra rossiana R.E.Schult. - Guyana, Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas, Apure, Zulia), Colombia (Vaupés), Ecuador, Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima)
Micrandra siphonioides Benth. - French Guiana, Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas, Apure), Colombia, Peru, Brazil (Amazonas, Bahia, São Paulo, Pará)
Micrandra spruceana (Baill.) R.E.Schult. - Suriname, Venezuela (Amazonas), Colombia (Amazonas, Vaupes, ), Peru (Loreto, Pasco, San Martín), Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima)
Micrandra sprucei (Müll.Arg.) R.E.Schult. - Guyana, Colombia (Vaupés), Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas)

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Bentham, George. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 371-372 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
Tropicos Micrandra Benth.
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
"Micrandra — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2019-05-22.