''Mitrasacme '' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
s in the family
Loganiaceae
The Loganiaceae are a family of flowering plants classified in order Gentianales. The family includes up to 13 genera, distributed around the world's tropics. There are not any great morphological characteristics to distinguish these taxa from o ...
. The genus includes 55 species
[ mostly in ]Australia
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, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands.China
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.
The name comes from the Greek, alluding to “the highest point of the mitre”. As the fruit capsule has an alleged resemblance to a mitre
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.
Species
55 species are accepted:[
* '' Mitrasacme aggregata''
* '' Mitrasacme albomarginata''
* '' Mitrasacme alsinoides''
* '' Mitrasacme ambigua''
* '' Mitrasacme bogoriensis''
* '' Mitrasacme brachystemonea''
* '' Mitrasacme clarksonii''
* '' Mitrasacme connata''
* '' Mitrasacme elata'' {{small, R.Br.
* '']Mitrasacme epigaea
''Mitrasacme '' is a genus of plants in the family Loganiaceae. The genus includes 55 species mostly in Australia, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Two species also occur in China.
The name comes from the G ...
'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme erophila'' {{small, Leenh.
* '' Mitrasacme exserta'' {{small, F.Muell.
* '' Mitrasacmefloribunda'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme foliosa'' {{small, C.A.Gardner
* '' Mitrasacme galbina'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme geniculosa'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme gentianea'' {{small, F.Muell.
* '' Mitrasacme glaucescens'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme graminea'' {{small, Dunlop
* ''Mitrasacme hispida
''Mitrasacme '' is a genus of plants in the family Loganiaceae. The genus includes 55 species mostly in Australia, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Two species also occur in China.
The name comes from the G ...
'' {{small, W.Fitzg.
* ''Mitrasacme katjarranka
''Mitrasacme '' is a genus of plants in the family Loganiaceae. The genus includes 55 species mostly in Australia, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Two species also occur in China.
The name comes from the G ...
'' {{small, N.Gibson & S.J.van Leeuwen
* ''Mitrasacme kenneallyi
''Mitrasacme '' is a genus of plants in the family Loganiaceae. The genus includes 55 species mostly in Australia, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Two species also occur in China.
The name comes from the G ...
'' {{small, Dunlop
* ''Mitrasacme laevis
''Mitrasacme '' is a genus of plants in the family Loganiaceae. The genus includes 55 species mostly in Australia, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Two species also occur in China.
The name comes from the G ...
'' {{small, Benth.
* ''Mitrasacme laricifolia
''Mitrasacme '' is a genus of plants in the family Loganiaceae. The genus includes 55 species mostly in Australia, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Two species also occur in China.
The name comes from the G ...
'' {{small, R.Br.
* '' Mitrasacme latiflora'' {{small, S.Moore
* '' Mitrasacme laxiceps'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme lutea'' {{small, F.Muell.
* '' Mitrasacme maritima'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme micrantha'' {{small, Domin
* '' Mitrasacme multicaulis'' {{small, R.Br.
* '' Mitrasacme neglecta'' {{small, Leenh.
* '' Mitrasacme neldneri'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme nidulifera'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme nudicaulis'' {{small, Reinw. ex Blume
* '' Mitrasacme nummularia'' {{small, S.Moore
* '' Mitrasacme oasena'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme paludosa'' {{small, R.Br.
* '' Mitrasacme patens'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme phascoides'' {{small, R.Br.
* '' Mitrasacme pilosa'' {{small, Labill.
* ''Mitrasacme polymorpha
''Mitrasacme polymorpha'' is a common perennial herb found in eastern and southern Australia. Often found near the coast on sandy soils in heathland, though also found at higher altitudes.
It grows to 15 cm tall, leaves 4 to 15 mm lo ...
'' {{small, R.Br.
* '' Mitrasacme prolifera'' {{small, R.Br.
* '' Mitrasacme pygmaea'' {{small, R.Br.
* '' Mitrasacme retroloba'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme saxatilis'' {{small, Backer ex Cammerl.
* '' Mitrasacme scopata'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme scrithicola'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme secedens'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme serpyllifolia'' {{small, R.Br.
* '' Mitrasacme setosa'' {{small, Hance
* '' Mitrasacme squamigera'' {{small, Dunlop
* '' Mitrasacme stellata'' {{small, R.Br.
* '' Mitrasacme subvolubilis'' {{small, F.Muell.
* '' Mitrasacme thedae'' {{small, M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett
* '' Mitrasacme troglodytica'' {{small, Dunlop
References
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Loganiaceae
Gentianales genera
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