Micrantheum

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

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

See also
  • Taxonomy of the Picrodendraceae

References
  1. Tropicos, search for Micrantheum
  2. 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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