Micranthus

Micranthus alopecuroideus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Watsonieae
Genus: Micranthus
Species: M. alopecuroides – M. cruciatus – M. filifolius – M. plantagineus – M. simplex – M. thereianthoides – M. tubulosus

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Micranthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 08. Reference page.

Name

Micranthus (Pers.) Eckl. (1827)

• Type species: M. alopecuroideus (L.) Ecklon

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gladiolus subgen. Micranthus Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 46. 1805.

• Homotypic
  • Beilia Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 43. 1827, nom. inval.
  • Beilia (Baker) Eckl. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3[3]: 305. 1898.
  • Paulomagnusia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 702. 1891 [1].
  • Watsonia [infragen.unranked] Beilia Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 158. 1877 [2].
  • Watsonia [infragen.unranked] Micranthus (Pers.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 159. 1877 [3].
  • Watsonia subg. Micranthus Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg. 44. 1828 [4].

Notes

• Homonyms
  • Micranthus J.C.Wendl. (1798) nom. rej. = Phaulopsis Willd.
  • Micranthus Roth (1821), nom. illeg. = Rotala L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ecklon, C.F. 1827. Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 43.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Micranthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Micranthus. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Micranthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Micranthus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 08 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Micranthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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