Mitrasacme

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|image = Bairne Track Mitrasacme flower.jpg

|image_caption = Mitrasacme polymorpha

|taxon = Mitrasacme

|authority = Labill.

|synonyms = Mitragyne {{small|R.Br. (1810)}}

|synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:25093-1 Mitrasacme Labill.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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Mitrasacme is a genus of plants in the family Loganiaceae. The genus includes 55 species mostly in Australia, though also extending to various parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands.{{cite web |title=Mitrasacme|work=PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, September 22nd, 2010|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Mitrasacme}} 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.

Species

55 species are accepted:

References

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Category:Loganiaceae

Category:Gentianales genera

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