Micranthes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Tribus: Micrantheae
Genus: Micranthes
Sectiones: M. sect. Cuneifoliatae – M. sect. Davuricae – M. sect. Intermediae – M. sect. Melanocentrae – M. sect. Merkianae – M. sect. Micranthes – M. sect. Rotundifoliatae – M. sect. Stellares
Species: M. apetala – M. aprica – M. astilboides – M. atrata – M. brachypetala – M. bryophora – M. californica – M. calycina – M. careyana – M. caroliniana – M. cismagadanica – M. clavistaminea – M. clusii – M. davidii – M. davurica – M. divaricata – M. dungbooi – M. eriophora – M. ferruginea – M. foliolosa – M. fragosa – M. fusca – M. gageana – M. gaspensis – M. gormanii – M. hieraciifolia – M. hitchcockiana – M. howellii – M. idahoensis – M. integrifolia – M. japonica – M. kermodei – M. kikubuki – M. laciniata – M. lumpuensis – M. lyallii – M. manchuriensis – M. marshallii – M. melaleuca – M. melanocentra – M. merkii – M. mexicana – M. micranthidifolia – M. nelsoniana – M. nidifica – M. nivalis – M. nudicaulis – M. oblongifolia – M. occidentalis – M. odontoloma – M. oregana – M. pallida – M. palmeri – M. paludosa – M. parvula – M. pensylvanica – M. petiolaris – M. pluviarum – M. punctata – M. purpurascens – M. razshivinii – M. redofskyi – M. reflexa – M. rhomboidea – M. rubriflora – M. rufidula – M. rufopilosa – M. sachalinensis – M. spicata – M. staminosa – M. stellaris – M. subapetala – M. svetlanae – M. tempestiva – M. tenuis – M. texana – M. tilingiana – M. tischii – M. tolmiei – M. unalaschcensis – M. virginiensis – M. zekoensis

Name

Micranthes Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 320 (1812)

Type species: Micranthes semipubescens Haw. = Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Saxifraga sect. Micranthes D.Don, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 13: 345 (1822).
- Saxifraga ser. Micranthes (Haw.) Gornall, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 95(4): 280 (1987).
- Saxifraga subsect. Micranthes (Haw.) Gornall, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 95(4): 279 (1987).

Heterotypic
- Aulaxis Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 46 (1821).
  - Type species: Aulaxis micranthidifolia (Haw.) Haw.
- Dermasea Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. Revis. Pl. Succ. 8 (1821).
  - Type species: Dermasea nivalis (L.) Haw.
- Hexaphoma Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 66 (1837).
- Hydatica Neck., Elem. Bot. 2: 387 (1790).
- Ocrearia Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 22: 155 (1905).
- Spatularia Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 1: 47 (1821).

Homonyms

Micranthes Bertol. (1858) = Hoslundia Vahl (1804) (Lamiaceae)

Notes

The following taxon may belong here, but lacks a formal combination:
- Saxifraga pseudoparvula H.Chuang = Micranthes pseudoparvula (H. Chuang) comb. ined.

References

Primary references

Haworth, A.H. 1812. Synopsis plantarum succulentarum: cum descriptionibus, synonymis, locis, observationibus anglicanis, culturaque. 334 pp. London: R. Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 320.

Additional references

Gornall, R.J. 2016. Micranthes (Saxifragaceae) and its infraspecific taxa in Europe. New Journal of Botany 6(1): 50–57. DOI: 10.1080/20423489.2016.1167581 Reference page.
Tkach, M.R., Röser, M. & Hoffmann, M.H. 2015. Molecular phylogenetics, character evolution and systematics of the genus Micranthes (Saxifragaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 178(1): 47–66. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12272 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Micranthes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 3. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Micranthes. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Micranthes. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 2 2021.
The Saxifrage Society. Saxbase. Accessed: 2009 Sept 03 [1].

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