Scleromitrion

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Scleromitrion
Scleromitrion verticillatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Scleromitrion
(Wight & Arn.) Meisn.[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Hedyotis sect. Scleromitrion

Scleromitrion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical and subtropical Asia and the western Pacific.[2] The genus was first established in 1834 as a section of the genus Hedyotis, H. sect. Scleromitrion, and was raised to a full genus in 1838.[1]

Species[edit]

As of January 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Scleromitrion (Wight & Arn.) Meisn.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-03-19
  2. ^ a b "Scleromitrion (Wight & Arn.) Meisn.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-03-19