''Mitrasacme '' is a genus of

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s in the family

Loganiaceae The Loganiaceae are a family of flowering plants classified in order Gentianales. The family includes up to 13 genera, distributed around the world's tropics. There are not any great morphological characteristics to distinguish these taxa from ot ...

. The genus includes 55 species mostly in

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, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Two species also occur in

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

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Species

55 species are accepted: * '' Mitrasacme aggregata'' * '' Mitrasacme albomarginata'' * '' Mitrasacme alsinoides'' * '' Mitrasacme ambigua'' * '' Mitrasacme bogoriensis'' * '' Mitrasacme brachystemonea'' * '' Mitrasacme clarksonii'' * '' Mitrasacme connata'' * '' Mitrasacme elata'' {{small, R.Br. * '' Mitrasacme epigaea'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme erophila'' {{small, Leenh. * '' Mitrasacme exserta'' {{small, F.Muell. * '' Mitrasacmefloribunda'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme foliosa'' {{small, C.A.Gardner * '' Mitrasacme galbina'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme geniculosa'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme gentianea'' {{small, F.Muell. * '' Mitrasacme glaucescens'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme graminea'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme hispida'' {{small, W.Fitzg. * '' Mitrasacme katjarranka'' {{small, N.Gibson & S.J.van Leeuwen * '' Mitrasacme kenneallyi'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme laevis'' {{small, Benth. * '' Mitrasacme laricifolia'' {{small, R.Br. * '' Mitrasacme latiflora'' {{small, S.Moore * '' Mitrasacme laxiceps'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme lutea'' {{small, F.Muell. * '' Mitrasacme maritima'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme micrantha'' {{small, Domin * '' Mitrasacme multicaulis'' {{small, R.Br. * '' Mitrasacme neglecta'' {{small, Leenh. * '' Mitrasacme neldneri'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme nidulifera'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme nudicaulis'' {{small, Reinw. ex Blume * '' Mitrasacme nummularia'' {{small, S.Moore * '' Mitrasacme oasena'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme paludosa'' {{small, R.Br. * '' Mitrasacme patens'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme phascoides'' {{small, R.Br. * '' Mitrasacme pilosa'' {{small, Labill. * '' Mitrasacme polymorpha'' {{small, R.Br. * '' Mitrasacme prolifera'' {{small, R.Br. * '' Mitrasacme pygmaea'' {{small, R.Br. * '' Mitrasacme retroloba'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme saxatilis'' {{small, Backer ex Cammerl. * '' Mitrasacme scopata'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme scrithicola'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme secedens'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme serpyllifolia'' {{small, R.Br. * '' Mitrasacme setosa'' {{small, Hance * '' Mitrasacme squamigera'' {{small, Dunlop * '' Mitrasacme stellata'' {{small, R.Br. * '' Mitrasacme subvolubilis'' {{small, F.Muell. * '' Mitrasacme thedae'' {{small, M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett * '' Mitrasacme troglodytica'' {{small, Dunlop

References

{{Reflist {{Taxonbar, from=Q2706367 Loganiaceae Gentianales genera {{Gentianales-stub