Microtropis

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Microtropis
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Microtropis microcarpa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Microtropis
Wall. ex Meisn.

Microtropis is a genus of plant in family Celastraceae. There are about 70 species. [1] They are trees and shrubs, evergreen or deciduous, with oppositely arranged leaves and white or yellowish flowers. [2] Microtropis are distributed in Asia, Africa, and Central America.

Species include:

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Microtropis fascicularis is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sarawak. It is a deciduous shrub normally ranging in height from 1–5 m, though sometimes it can scramble higher into the crowns of taller trees. Its stems are covered with small, sharp, hooked spines, which aid it in climbing. The leaves are pinnate, with 5-7 leaflets. The flowers are usually pale pink, but can vary between a deep pink and white. They are 4–6 cm diameter with five petals, and mature into an oval 1.5–2 cm red-orange fruit.

Microtropis keningauensis is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sabah.

Microtropis rigida is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sarawak.

Microtropis sabahensis is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sabah.

Microtropis sarawakensis is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sarawak.

Microtropis tenuis is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Zinowiewia costaricensis is a species of tree in the family Celastraceae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss. The plant is used medicinally.

Microtropis zeylanica is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Microtropis wallichiana is a species of small tree in the family Celastraceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. Its leaves are simple, opposite, decussate, and estipulate. The tree is about 15m high. Branchlets are yellowish in mature trees and darker in the youngest. The fruit is a capsule, 1-seeded; flowers are bisexual with 5 petals. Flowering and fruiting occur in December and January.

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References

  1. Lin, Q. W., & Zhang, Z. X. (2010, April). Microtropis longicarpa and M. daweishanensis (Celastraceae), two new species from Yunnan, China. Annales Botanici Fennici Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 141-147.
  2. Microtropis. Flora of China.