Micrechites

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Micrechites
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Apocyneae
Genus: Micrechites
Miq. (1857)
Synonyms [1]
  • LamechitesMarkgr. (1925)
  • OtopetalumMiq. 1857, nom. illeg. (not F. Lehm. & Kraenzl. 1899)
  • VallariopsisWoodson (1936)

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. [2] [3] [4]

Species

13 species arer currently accepted. [1] Synonyms in parentheses are the names used in Flora of China. [4]

  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) D.J.Middleton – Papua New Guinea
  5. Micrechites jacquetii Pierre ex Spire (syn. Ichnocarpus jacquetii(Pierre) D. J. Middleton) – Guangdong, Guangxi, Laos, and Vietnam
  6. Micrechites lancifolius (Hook.f.) D.J.Middleton & Livsh. – Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra
  7. Micrechites malipoensis Tsiang & P.T.Li (syn. Ichnocarpus malipoensis(Tsiang & P. T. Li) D. J. Middleton) – Yunnan
  8. Micrechites novoguineensis K.Schum. – Papua New Guinea
  9. Micrechites parkinsonii M.Gangop. & Chakrab. – Andaman Islands
  10. Micrechites polyanthus (Blume) Miq. (syn. Ichnocarpus polyanthus(Blume) P. I. Forster) – China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Yunnan), Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Andaman Islands, Indochina, Malaysia, Borneo, Java, and Sumatra
  11. Micrechites rhombifolius Markgr. – Maluku, Sulawesi, Papuasia, and Queensland
  12. Micrechites serpyllifolius (Blume) Kosterm. – Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and Philippines
  13. Micrechites warianus (Schltr.) D.J.Middleton – Papua New Guinea
Formerly included [2]
  1. Micrechites borneensis(King & Gamble) P.T.Li = Anodendron borneense (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton
  2. Micrechites formicinusTsiang & P.T.Li = Anodendron nervosum Kerr.
  3. Micrechites gracilis(King & Gamble) P.T.Li = Anodendron gracile (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton
  4. Micrechites minutiflorus(Pierre) P.T.Li = Urceola minutiflora (Pierre) D.J.Middleton
  5. Micrechites napeensisQuint = Urceola napeensis (Quint.) D.J.Middleton
  6. Micrechites ovalifoliusRidl. = Parameria polyneura Hook.f.
  7. Micrechites sinensisMarkgr. = Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T.Aiton
  8. Micrechites tubulosusRidl. ex Burkill & M.R.Hend. = Anodendron tubulosum (Ridl. ex Burkill & M.R.Hend.) D.J.Middleton

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  1. Ochrosia ackeringae(Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq. – Indonesia, Philippines, Papuasia, Christmas Island
  2. Ochrosia acuminataTrimen ex Valeton – Sulawesi
  3. Ochrosia alyxioidesGuillaumin – Vanuatu
  4. Ochrosia apoensisElmer – Luzon, Mindanao
  5. Ochrosia balansae(Guillaumin) Baill. ex Guillaumin – New Caledonia
  6. Ochrosia basistaminaHendrian – Sulawesi
  7. Ochrosia bodenheimarumGuillaumin – Vallée de la Toutouta in New Caledonia
  8. Ochrosia borbonicaJ.F.Gmel. – Mauritius + Réunion; naturalized in Guangdong
  9. Ochrosia brevitubaBoiteau – New Caledonia
  10. Ochrosia brownii(Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud – Nuku Hiva in Marquesas
  11. Ochrosia citrodoraK.Schum. & Lauterb. – New Guinea
  12. Ochrosia coccinea(Teijsm. & Binn.) Miq. – Maluku, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Solomon Islands; naturalized in Guangdong
  13. Ochrosia comptaK.Schum., Hōlei – Hawaii
  14. Ochrosia ellipticaLabill. – Lord Howe Island, Queensland, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Nauru; naturalized in Guangdong + Taiwan
  15. Ochrosia fatuhivensisFosberg & Sachet – Fatu Hiva in Marquesas but extinct
  16. Ochrosia ficifolia(S.Moore) Markgr. – New Guinea
  17. Ochrosia glomerata(Blume) F.Muell. – Borneo, Sulawesi, Philippines, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  18. Ochrosia grandifloraBoit. – New Caledonia
  19. Ochrosia haleakalaeH.St.John, Hōlei – Maui + island of Hawaiʻi in Hawaiian Islands
  20. Ochrosia hexandraKoidz. – Kazan-retto
  21. Ochrosia inventorumL.Allorge – New Caledonia
  22. Ochrosia iwasakiana(Koidz.) Koidz. ex Masam.
  23. Ochrosia kauaiensisH.St.John, Hōlei – Kauaʻi in Hawaiian Islands
  24. Ochrosia kilaueaensisH.St.John, Hōlei – island of Hawaiʻi in Hawaiian Islands, but extinct
  25. Ochrosia kilneriF.Muell. – Queensland
  26. Ochrosia lifuanaGuillaumin – Loyalty Islands + Isle of Pines in New Caledonia
  27. Ochrosia mariannensisA.DC. – Mariana Islands
  28. Ochrosia mianaBaill. ex Guillaumin – New Caledonia
  29. Ochrosia minima(Markgr.) Fosberg & Boiteau – Queensland, Papua New Guinea
  30. Ochrosia moorei(F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. – Queensland, New South Wales
  31. Ochrosia mulsantiiMontrouz. – New Caledonia
  32. Ochrosia nakaiana(Koidz.) Koidz. ex H.Hara – Ogasawara-shoto
  33. Ochrosia newellianaF.M.Bailey – Queensland
  34. Ochrosia novocaledonicaDäniker – New Caledonia
  35. Ochrosia oppositifolia(Lam.) K.Schum. – Seychelles, Chagos Islands, Sri Lanka, Maldive Islands, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, W Malaysia, Indonesia, Papuasia, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna, French Polynesia, Line Islands, Micronesia
  36. Ochrosia poweriF.M.Bailey – Queensland, New South Wales
  37. Ochrosia sciadophyllaMarkgr – Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands
  38. Ochrosia sevenetiiBoiteau – New Guinea
  39. Ochrosia silvaticaDäniker – New Caledonia
  40. Ochrosia solomonensis(Merr. & L.M.Perry) Fosberg & Boiteau – Solomon Islands
  41. Ochrosia syncarpaMarkgr. – Bali, Lombok, Timor, Flores
  42. Ochrosia tahitensisLaness. ex Pichon – Tahiti
  43. Ochrosia tenimberensisMarkgr. – Tanimbar Islands
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  2. Ochrosia sandwicensisA.DC. = Rauvolfia sandwicensisA.DC.
  3. Ochrosia tuberculata(Vahl) Pichon = Rauvolfia sandwicensisA.DC.
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Voacanga is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:

  1. Voacanga africanaStapf ex Scott-Elliot - tropical W + C + E + S Africa
  2. Voacanga bracteataStapf - tropical W + C Africa
  3. Voacanga caudifloraStapf - tropical W Africa
  4. Voacanga chalotianaPierre ex Stapf - tropical C Africa
  5. Voacanga foetida(Blume) Rolfe -Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
  6. Voacanga globosa(Blanco) Merr. - Philippines
  7. Voacanga gracilipes(Miq.) Markgr. - Maluku
  8. Voacanga grandifolia(Miq.) Rolfe - Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Queensland
  9. Voacanga havilandiiRidl. - Sarawak
  10. Voacanga megacarpaMerr. - Philippines
  11. Voacanga pachycerasLeeuwenb. - Zaïre
  12. Voacanga psilocalyxPierre ex Stapf - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo
  13. Voacanga thouarsiiRoem. & Schult. Madagascar; widespread from Cape Province to Sudan + Senegal
  1. Voacanga dichotoma = Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
  2. Voacanga plumeriifolia = Tabernaemontana macrocarpa

Chilocarpus is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1823. The genus is native to India, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea.

  1. Chilocarpus beccarianusPierre - Borneo
  2. Chilocarpus conspicuus(Steenis) Markgr. - Borneo
  3. Chilocarpus costatusMiq. - Borneo, Sumatra, W Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar
  4. Chilocarpus decipiensHook.f. - Sumatra, W Malaysia
  5. Chilocarpus denudatusBlume - S India, Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea
  6. Chilocarpus hirtusD.J.Middleton - Borneo, Sumatra
  7. Chilocarpus obtusifoliusMerr. - Borneo, Sumatra, W Malaysia
  8. Chilocarpus pubescensD.J.Middleton - Borneo
  9. Chilocarpus rostratusMarkgr. - Borneo, Sumatra, W Malaysia, Thailand
  10. Chilocarpus sarawakensisD.J.Middleton - Sarawak
  11. Chilocarpus steenisianusMarkgr. - Borneo
  12. Chilocarpus suaveolensBlume - Borneo, Sumatra, Java
  13. Chilocarpus torulosus(Boerl.) Markgr. - Borneo
  14. Chilocarpus vernicosusBlume - Borneo, Sumatra, W Malaysia

References

  1. 1 2 Micrechites Miq. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Middleton, D.J. (2007). Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae). Flora Malesiana 18: 1-474. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  4. 1 2 Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 185 腰骨藤属 yao gu teng shu Ichnocarpus R. Brown, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 61. 1811