''Microdesmia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Chrysobalanaceae Chrysobalanaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of trees and shrubs in 27 genera and about 700 species of pantropical distribution with a centre of diversity in the Amazon. Some of the species contain silica in their bodies for rig ...

. Its native range is Mexico to Southern Tropical America. ''Microdesmia'' consists of species formerly placed in the genus ''

Licania ''Licania'' is a genus of over 100 species of trees and shrubs in the family Chrysobalanaceae. Species are found naturally occurring in neotropical forests from southern Mexico to Brazil and the Lesser Antilles. Due to increased deforestation an ...

''. Species: *''

Microdesmia arborea ''Microdesmia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Chrysobalanaceae. Its native range is Mexico to Southern Tropical America. ''Microdesmia'' consists of species formerly placed in the genus ''Licania ''Licania'' is a gen ...

'' *'' Microdesmia rigida''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q95575010 Chrysobalanaceae Chrysobalanaceae genera Plants described in 2016