Mitranthes

Mitranthes is a genus of plant in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856.[1][2] It is native to Cuba and Jamaica in the West Indies.[3][4][5]

Species[3]
  1. Mitranthes clarendonensis (Proctor) Proctor - Jamaica
  2. Mitranthes glabra Proctor - Jamaica
  3. Mitranthes macrophylla Proctor - Jamaica
  4. Mitranthes maxonii (Britton & Urb.) Proctor - Jamaica
  5. Mitranthes nivea Proctor - Jamaica
  6. Mitranthes ottonis O.Berg - W + C Cuba
  7. Mitranthes urbaniana Burret - Jamaica

Mitranthes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Mitranthes
O.Berg

References

  1. Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(2–3): 136, 316 in Latin
  2. Tropicos, Mitranthes O.Berg
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.


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