Mitrasacme
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| 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. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mitragyne R.Br. (1810) | |
Mitrasacme is a genus of plants in the family Loganiaceae. The genus includes 55 species[1] mostly in Australia, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands.[2] Two species also occur in China.
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.
