Micrantheum

Micrantheum
Micrantheum serpentinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Picrodendraceae
Subtribe:Pseudanthinae
Genus:Micrantheum
Species: M. 
Binomial name
Micrantheum
Desf. 1818 not C.Presl 1831 (syn of Trifolium in Fabaceae)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Micranthea A.Juss.
  • Caletia Baill.
  • Allenia Ewart

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, search for Micrantheum
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Desfontaines, René Louiche. 1818. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 4: 253-255 in French and Latin; line drawing as illustration
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Micrantheum Desf.
  5. ↑ "Micrantheum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-02-07.


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