Micrantheum

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Picrodendraceae
Tribus: Caletieae
Genus: Micrantheum
Species: M. demissum – M. ericoides – M. hexandrum – M. serpentinum
Name

Micrantheum Desf., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 253, t. 14. (1818)

Type species: Micrantheum ericoides Desf., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 253, t. 14. (1818)

Homonyms

Micrantheum C.Presl = Trifolium Tourn. ex L.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Micranthea A.Juss., Euphorb. Gen.: 24. (1824)
Caletia Baill., Étude Euphorb.: 553. (1858)
Allenia Ewart, Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria 22: 7. (1909)

References

Desfontaines, R.L. 1818. Mémoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 4: 253, t. 14.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Micrantheum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 July 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Micrantheum. Published online. Accessed: June 30 2020.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Micrantheum. Accessed: 2020 June 30.
Tropicos.org 2020. Micrantheum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 July 15.

Micrantheum is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae described as a genus in 1818.[3][4] It is endemic to Australia.[2]

Species[2][5]

Micrantheum demissum F.Muell. - South Australia
Micrantheum ericoides Desf. - New South Wales, Queensland
Micrantheum hexandrum Hook.f. - Box Micrantheum - New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania
Micrantheum serpentinum Orchard - Western Tridentbush - Tasmania