Microtropis
Microtropis is a genus of plant in family Celastraceae. There are about 70 species.[1] They are trees and shrubs, evergreen or deciduous, with oppositely arranged leaves and white or yellowish flowers.[2] Microtropis are distributed in Asia, Africa, and Central America.
| Microtropis | |
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| Microtropis microcarpa | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Celastrales | 
| Family: | Celastraceae | 
| Genus: | Microtropis Wall. ex Meisn.  | 
Species include:
- Microtropis argentea Kochummen
 - Microtropis borneensis Merr. & Freeman
 - Microtropis densiflora Wight
 - Microtropis fascicularis Kochummen
 - Microtropis keningauensis Kochummen
 - Microtropis rigida Ridl.
 - Microtropis sabahensis Kochummen
 - Microtropis sarawakensis Kochummen
 - Microtropis tenuis Symington
 - Microtropis wallichiana Wight ex Thwaites
 - Microtropis zeylanica Merr. & Freeman
 
References
    
- Lin, Q. W., & Zhang, Z. X. (2010, April). Microtropis longicarpa and M. daweishanensis (Celastraceae), two new species from Yunnan, China. Annales Botanici Fennici Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 141-147.
 - Microtropis. Flora of China.
 
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