Microtropis

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In Flora of India Vol-5. (Eds.-N.P.Singh, J.N.Vohra, P.K.Hajra and D.K. Singh; published by Botanical Survey of India) the account of Indian Celastraceae is written by K. Ramamurthy. As per this document Ramamurthy (2000) following species of Microtropis occur in India:

  1. Microtropis discolour (Wallich) Wallich
  2. M. latifolia Wight ex M. Lawson
  3. M. microcarpa Wight [var. microcarpa; var. densiflora]
  4. M. ramiflora Wight [line diagram given]
  5. M. stocksii Gamble
  6. M.wallichiana Wight & Thwaites

 

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Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution
Microtropis
latifolia Wight ex Lawson		 Small tree Western Ghats,
Evergreen Forests		 Flora of Tamil
Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Nilgiri, Theni
Microtropis microcarpa Wight  var. microcarpa Small
tree or shrub		 Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Madurai,
Nilgiri
Microtropis microcarpa Wight var. densiflora Merr. & Freem. Shrub Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Madurai,
Nilgiri
Microtropis ovalifolia Wight (? syn. of Microtropis microcarpa Wight) Small
tree or shrub		 Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Dindigul,
Nilgiri
Microtropis ramiflora Wight Tree Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Nilgiri
Microtropis stocksii Gamble Small
tree		 Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Nilgiri, Tirunelveli
Microtropis wallichiana Wight ex Thw. Small
tree		 Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Theni
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Forest trees of South India: Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring states like Maharashtra (2004) by S. G. Neginhal
Microtropis latifolia Wight ex M.A.Lawson
Microtropis microcarpa Wight …………….

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Atlas of Endemics of the Western Ghats (India): Distribution of Tree Species in the Evergreen and Semi-evergreen Forests by B. R. Ramesh, J. P. Pascal, C. Nouguier Institut français de Pondichéry, 1997 – Endemic plants – 403 pages
Microtropis latifolia Wight ex M.A.Lawson
Microtropis microcarpa Wight …………….

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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett
Microtropis densiflora Wight- I- Tamilnadu

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Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993)-
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I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Microtropis

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other databases/ books.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

Any comments are welcome.