Mitrasacme
Mitrasacme is a genus of plants in the family Loganiaceae. Around 40 species occur,[1] mostly in Australia, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Two species also occur in China.
| Mitrasacme | |
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| Mitrasacme polymorpha | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Loganiaceae |
| Genus: | Mitrasacme Labill. |
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.
Selected species
- Mitrasacme alsinoides
- Mitrasacme ambigua
- Mitrasacme connata
- Mitrasacme epigaea
- Mitrasacme exserta
- Mitrasacme foliosa
- Mitrasacme paradoxa
- Mitrasacme paludosa
- Mitrasacme pilosa
- Mitrasacme polymorpha
- Mitrasacme serpyllifolia
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