''Micrandra'' is a

plant Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...

first described in 1854. It is native to

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...

Species

Species currently included in ''Micrandra'': # '' Micrandra australis'' (R.E.Schult.) R.E.Schult. - Amazonas in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

# '' Micrandra elata'' (Didr.) Müll.Arg. -

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...

Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

( Pasco, Loreto),

(

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

Bahia Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mina ...

Amapá Amapá (; ) is one of the 26 federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil. It is in the North Region, Brazil, North Region of Brazil. It is Federative units of Brazil#List, the second-least populous state and the eighteenth-largest state by area ...

, Amazonas, etc.) # '' Micrandra glabra'' (R.E.Schult.) R.E.Schult. - S

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

( Bolívar, Amazonas),

# '' Micrandra gleasoniana'' (Croizat) R.E.Schult. -

# '' Micrandra heterophylla'' Poiss. - Amazonas in

# '' Micrandra inundata'' P.E.Berry & Wiedenh. - Amazonas in

# '' Micrandra lopezii'' R.E.Schult. - Amazonas in

# ''

Micrandra minor ''Micrandra'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1854. It is native to South America. Species Species currently included in ''Micrandra'': # '' Micrandra australis'' (R.E.Schult.) R.E.Schult. - Amazonas in Brazil ...

'' Benth. -

( Amazonas, Vaupes), Venezuela ( Bolívar, Amazonas), Brazil ( Amazonas), Peru ( Pasco, Loreto) # '' Micrandra rossiana'' R.E.Schult. - Guyana, Venezuela ( Bolívar, Amazonas,

Apure Apure State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. Its territory formed part of the provinces of Mérida (state), Mérida, Maracaibo, and Barinas (state), Barinas, in accordance with successive territorial ordinations ...

Zulia Zulia State (, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is also one of t ...

), Colombia ( Vaupés), Ecuador, Brazil ( Amazonas,

Roraima Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t ...

) # '' Micrandra siphonioides'' Benth. - French Guiana, Venezuela ( Bolívar, Amazonas,

), Colombia, Peru, Brazil ( Amazonas,

Pará Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...

) # '' Micrandra spruceana'' (Baill.) R.E.Schult. - Suriname, Venezuela ( Amazonas), Colombia ( Amazonas, Vaupes, ), Peru ( Loreto, Pasco, San Martín), Brazil ( Amazonas,

) # '' Micrandra sprucei'' (Müll.Arg.) R.E.Schult. - Guyana, Colombia ( Vaupés), Venezuela ( Amazonas), Brazil ( Amazonas)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5654677 Euphorbiaceae genera Crotonoideae Flora of Southern America