Microtropis borneensis

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Microtropis borneensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Microtropis
Species:
M. borneensis
Binomial name
Microtropis borneensis
Merr. & Freeman

Microtropis borneensis is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to Borneo.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Microtropis borneensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 1998: e.T37735A10074540. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37735A10074540.en . Retrieved 16 December 2017.