Mitrasacme

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Mitrasacme
Bairne Track Mitrasacme flower.jpg
Mitrasacme polymorpha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Mitrasacme
Labill.
Synonyms [1]

MitragyneR.Br. (1810)

Mitrasacme is a genus of plants in the family Loganiaceae. The genus includes 55 species [1] mostly in Australia, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. [2] Two species also occur in China.

The name comes from the Greek, alluding to “the highest point of the mitre”. As the fruit capsule has an alleged resemblance to a mitre.

Species

55 species are accepted: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mitrasacme Labill. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. "Mitrasacme". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, September 22nd, 2010.