Micrechites


Micrechites is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1857. It is native to China, the eastern Himalayas, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Queensland.

Species

13 species arer currently accepted. Synonyms in parentheses are the names used in Flora of China.
  1. Micrechites andamanicus M.Gangop. & Chakrab. – Andaman Islands
  2. Micrechites archboldianus Merr. & L.M.Perry – western New Guinea
  3. Micrechites glaber D.J.Middleton – Sabah
  4. Micrechites grandiflorus D.J.Middleton – Papua New Guinea
  5. Micrechites jacquetii – Guangdong, Guangxi, Laos, and Vietnam
  6. Micrechites lancifolius – Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra
  7. Micrechites malipoensis Tsiang & P.T.Li – Yunnan
  8. Micrechites novoguineensis K.Schum. – Papua New Guinea
  9. Micrechites parkinsonii M.Gangop. & Chakrab. – Andaman Islands
  10. Micrechites polyanthus – China, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Andaman Islands, Indochina, Malaysia, Borneo, Java, and Sumatra
  11. Micrechites rhombifolius Markgr. – Maluku, Sulawesi, Papuasia, and Queensland
  12. Micrechites serpyllifolius Kosterm. – Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and Philippines
  13. Micrechites warianus D.J.Middleton – Papua New Guinea
;Formerly included
  1. Micrechites borneensis P.T.Li = Anodendron borneense D.J.Middleton
  2. Micrechites formicinus Tsiang & P.T.Li = Anodendron nervosum Kerr.
  3. Micrechites gracilis P.T.Li = Anodendron gracile D.J.Middleton
  4. Micrechites minutiflorus P.T.Li = Urceola minutiflora D.J.Middleton
  5. Micrechites napeensis Quint = Urceola napeensis D.J.Middleton
  6. Micrechites ovalifolius Ridl. = Parameria polyneura Hook.f.
  7. Micrechites sinensis Markgr. = Ichnocarpus frutescens W.T.Aiton
  8. Micrechites tubulosus Ridl. ex Burkill & M.R.Hend. = Anodendron tubulosum D.J.Middleton