Microdon (Scrophulariaceae)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Scrophulariaceae
Tribus: Limoselleae
Genus: Microdon
Species: M. capitatus – M. dubius – M. linearis – M. nitidus – M. orbicularis – M. parviflorus – M. polygaloides

Name

Microdon Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 2(2): 97 (Mem. Selag. 27). (1823)

• Type species: Microdon capitatus (P.J.Bergius) Levyns, J. S. African Bot. 14: 85 (1948) originally designated as synonym Microdon ovatus (L.) Choisy in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 2(2): 97 (1824)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dalea Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 235 (1788), nom. illeg. hom. vide Dalea L., Opera Var. 2: 244 (1758) Fabaceae

References

• Choisy, J.D. 1823. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 97 (Mem. Selag. 27).
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Microdon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Microdon. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 18 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Microdon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Feb. 2023.