Micrandra Explained

Micrandra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1854.^{[1] [2]} It is native to South America.^[3]

Species

Species currently included in Micrandra:^[4]

1. Micrandra australis (R.E.Schult.) R.E.Schult. - Amazonas in Brazil
2. Micrandra elata (Didr.) Müll.Arg. - Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Colombia, Peru (Pasco, Loreto), Brazil (São Paulo, Bahia, Amapá, Amazonas, etc.)
3. Micrandra glabra (R.E.Schult.) R.E.Schult. - S Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas), Guyana, Suriname
4. Micrandra gleasoniana (Croizat) R.E.Schult. - Guyana
5. Micrandra heterophylla Poiss. - Amazonas in Venezuela
6. Micrandra inundata P.E.Berry & Wiedenh. - Amazonas in Venezuela
7. Micrandra lopezii R.E.Schult. - Amazonas in Brazil
8. Micrandra minor Benth. - Colombia (Amazonas, Vaupes), Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas), Peru (Pasco, Loreto)
9. Micrandra rossiana R.E.Schult. - Guyana, Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas, Apure, Zulia), Colombia (Vaupés), Ecuador, Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima)
10. Micrandra siphonioides Benth. - French Guiana, Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas, Apure), Colombia, Peru, Brazil (Amazonas, Bahia, São Paulo, Pará)
11. Micrandra spruceana (Baill.) R.E.Schult. - Suriname, Venezuela (Amazonas), Colombia (Amazonas, Vaupes,), Peru (Loreto, Pasco, San Martín), Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima)
12. Micrandra sprucei (Müll.Arg.) R.E.Schult. - Guyana, Colombia (Vaupés), Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas)

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/783191#page/383/mode/1up Bentham, George. 1854. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 371-372
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40018513 Tropicos Micrandra Benth.
3. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
4. Web site: Micrandra — The Plant List. www.theplantlist.org. 2019-05-22.