Micrococca

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Micrococca is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1849.[2] It is native to tropical Africa, Madagascar and Asia (Old World Tropics).[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]

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Micrococca
Micrococca mercurialis in India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Acalypheae
Subtribe: Claoxylinae
Genus: Micrococca
Benth.
Type species
Micrococca mercurialis[1]
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Species

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  • Micrococca beddomei - Kerala, Tamil Nadu
  • Micrococca capensis - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal
  • Micrococca holstii - Kenya, Tanzania
  • Micrococca humblotiana - Comoros
  • Micrococca johorica - Johor
  • Micrococca lancifolia - Madagascar
  • Micrococca malaccensis - Peninsular Malaysia
  • Micrococca mercurialis - sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia
  • Micrococca oligandra - Sri Lanka, S India
  • Micrococca scariosa - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique
  • Micrococca volkensii - Tanzania
  • Micrococca wightii - Tamil Nadu

formerly included

moved to Erythrococca

  • Micrococca berberidea - Erythrococca berberidea
  • Micrococca natalensis - Erythrococca natalensis

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