''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family

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, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to

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. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (

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Description

Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are trees or shrubs, the young shoots covered with reddish-brown hairs. The flowers are

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, usually arranged singly or in small groups in leaf axils. The

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 Etymology The term ''sepalum'' ...

s are

valvate Aestivation or estivation is the positional arrangement of the parts of a flower within a flower bud before it has opened. Aestivation is also sometimes referred to as praefoliation or prefoliation, but these terms may also mean vernation: the ar ...

and fused at the base. The petals are valvate, the outer petals broad, flat and spreading, the inner petals with a broadly egg-shaped or spade-shaped blade with a long, narrow hinge at the base. The edges of the blades are fused. The

stamen The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament ...

s are wedge-shaped and the

anthers The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filamen ...

are hidden. There are usually many

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containing several

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s, and the stigma is more or less

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. The fruit is fleshy, more or less spherical and yellow, containing several seeds.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Mitrephora'' was first formally described in 1830 by

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who gave it the name ''Uvaria'' sect. ''Mitrephorae'' in his '' Flora Javae nec non insularum adjacentium''. In 1855,

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and Thomas Thomson raised the genus ''Mitrephora'' in their book ''Flora Indica''. The genus name (''Mitrephora'') is from Greek ''mitra'' a "head dress" and ''phoretos'' meaning to "bear" or "wear", referring to the inner petals.

Species list

The following is a list of ''Mitrephora'' species accepted by

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Mitrephora alba ''Mitrephora alba'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia. Henry Nicholas Ridley, the English botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its white ( in Latin) flowers. Descrip ...

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Mitrephora amdjahii ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * ''

Mitrephora andamanica ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Thoth. & D.Das * ''

Mitrephora basilanensis ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

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Mitrephora cagayanensis ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Merr. * '' Mitrephora calcarea''

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Mitrephora chulabhorniana ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Damth., Aongyong & Chaowasku * '' Mitrephora clemensiorum'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * ''

Mitrephora diversifolia ''Mitrephora diversifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae and is native to Queensland, Ambon Island and New Guinea. It is a tree with egg-shaped leaves, the flowers with cream-coloured and mauve-pink petals, 70 to 85 s ...

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Mitrephora endertii ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora ferruginea'' Boerl. ex

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* '' Mitrephora fragrans'' Merr. * '' Mitrephora glabra'' Scheff. * '' Mitrephora grandiflora'' Bedd. * ''

Mitrephora harae ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' H.Ohashi * '' Mitrephora heyneana'' (

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Mitrephora imbricatarum-apicum ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' H.Okada * '' Mitrephora keithii'' Ridl. * '' Mitrephora korthalsiana'' Miq. * ''

Mitrephora kostermansii ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora lanotan'' (

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Mitrephora longipetala ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Miq. * ''

Mitrephora macclurei ''Mitrephora macclurei'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to China, Laos and Vietnam. Aruna Weerasooriya and Richard Saunders, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after Floyd Alonzo McCl ...

'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora macrocarpa'' (Miq.) Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora maingayi'' Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Mitrephora monocarpa ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' R.M.K.Saunders & Chalermglin * '' Mitrephora multifolia''

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ex Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora obtusa'' ( Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson * '' Mitrephora pallens'' Jovet-Ast * '' Mitrephora petelotii'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * ''

Mitrephora phanrangensis ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora pictiflora'' Elmer * ''

Mitrephora poilanei ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora polypyrena'' (Blume) Zoll. * '' Mitrephora reflexa'' Merr. * ''

Mitrephora rufescens ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Ridl. * '' Mitrephora samarensis'' Merr. * '' Mitrephora simeuluensis'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora sirikitiae'' Weeras., Chalermglin & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora sorsogonensis'' Elmer ex Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * ''

Mitrephora sukhothaiensis ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Leerat., Chalermglin & R.M.K.Saunders * ''

Mitrephora sundaica ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora tomentosa'' Hook.f. & Thomson * ''

Mitrephora uniflora ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora vittata'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders * '' Mitrephora vulpina'' C.E.C.Fisch. * '' Mitrephora wangii'' Hu * '' Mitrephora weberi'' Merr. * '' Mitrephora williamsii'' C.B.Rob. * '' Mitrephora winitii'' Craib * ''

Mitrephora woodii ''Mitrephora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus ''Mitrephora'' are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tami ...

'' Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders Mitrephora winitii

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9033762 Annonaceae genera Taxa named by Thomas Thomson (botanist) Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Blume Plants described in 1855