
''Microchirita'' 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 in the family
Gesneriaceae
Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Ges ...
, subfamily
Didymocarpoideae
The Didymocarpoideae are a subfamily of plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It was formerly the subfamily Cyrtandroideae. This subfamily consists mostly of Tropics, tropical and Subtropics, subtropical Old World genera, found in Africa, Asia and ...
.
It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
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Species
48 species are accepted.[
* '']Microchirita albiflora
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita albocyanea
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* '' Microchirita aratriformis''
* '' Microchirita barbata''
* ''Microchirita bimaculata
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* '' Microchirita caerulea''
* ''Microchirita caliginosa
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita candida
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita chonburiensis
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita cristata
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* '' Microchirita elphinstonia''
* ''Microchirita formosa
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita fuscifaucia
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita glandulosa
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita hairulii
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita hamosa
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita hemratii
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita huppatatensis
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita hypocrateriformis
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita involucrata
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita karaketii
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita lavandulacea
''Microchirita lavandulacea'', called the lavender microchirita, is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Microchirita'', native to southern Vietnam. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Gar ...
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* ''Microchirita lilacina
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita limbata
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita luteola
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* '' Microchirita marcanii''
* ''Microchirita micromusa
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita minor
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* '' Microchirita mollissima''
* '' Microchirita oculata''
* ''Microchirita personata
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita poomae
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita prostrata
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita purpurea
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita rayongensis
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* '' Microchirita rupestris''
* ''Microchirita ruthiae
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* '' Microchirita sahyadriensis''
* '' Microchirita sericea''
* ''Microchirita striata
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita suddeei
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita suwatii
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita tadphoensis
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* ''Microchirita tetsanae
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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* '' Microchirita thailandica''
* '' Microchirita tubulosa''
* '' Microchirita viola''
* ''Microchirita woodii
''Microchirita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae. It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.
Species
48 s ...
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References
External links
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Didymocarpoideae
Gesneriaceae genera
Flora of the Indomalayan realm
Taxa described in 2011
Taxa named by Charles Baron Clarke
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