Mitracarpus is a plant genus in the coffee family Rubiaceae. Girdlepod is a common name for some species in this genus.[2]

Mitracarpus
Mitracarpus maxwelliae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Mitracarpus
Zucc.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Species

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The Plant List and the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognise 64 accepted species:[3]

  1. Mitracarpus acunae Alain
  2. Mitracarpus albomarginatus E.B.Souza
  3. Mitracarpus anthospermoides K.Schum.
  4. Mitracarpus aristatus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez
  5. Mitracarpus bacigalupoae E.L.Cabral, W.A.Medina & E.B.Souza
  6. Mitracarpus bahorucanus Zanoni
  7. Mitracarpus bakeri Urb.
  8. Mitracarpus baturitensis Sucre
  9. Mitracarpus bicrucis Bacigalupo & E.L.Cabral
  10. Mitracarpus brachystigma Urb.
  11. Mitracarpus brasiliensis M.L.Porto & J.L.Wächt
  12. Mitracarpus breviflorus A.Gray
  13. Mitracarpus brevis K.Schum. & R.Fr.
  14. Mitracarpus buiquensis E.B.Souza & Zappi
  15. Mitracarpus capitatus Lozada-Pérez & Borhidi
  16. Mitracarpus carnosus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez
  17. Mitracarpus christii Urb.
  18. Mitracarpus crassifolius A.Rich.
  19. Mitracarpus decumbens Urb.
  20. Mitracarpus depauperatus Britton & P.Wilson ex Britton
  21. Mitracarpus diodioides A.Rich.
  22. Mitracarpus diversifolius E.B.Souza & E.L.Cabral
  23. Mitracarpus eichleri K.Schum.
  24. Mitracarpus eitenii E.B.Souza & E.L.Cabral
  25. Mitracarpus eritrichoides Standl.
  26. Mitracarpus falcatus Lozada-Pérez & Borhidi
  27. Mitracarpus filipes Huber
  28. Mitracarpus fischeri (Link) DC.
  29. Mitracarpus flagellatus Sucre
  30. Mitracarpus floribundus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez
  31. Mitracarpus fortunii Britton & P.Wilson
  32. Mitracarpus frigidus (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) K.Schum.
  33. Mitracarpus froesii (Sucre) E.L.Cabral & E.B.Souza
  34. Mitracarpus glabrescens (Griseb.) Urb.
  35. Mitracarpus haitiensis Urb.
  36. Mitracarpus hasslerianus Chodat
  37. Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
  38. Mitracarpus laeteviridis C.Wright
  39. Mitracarpus lhotzkyanus Cham.
  40. Mitracarpus linearifolius A.Rich.
  41. Mitracarpus linearis Benth.
  42. Mitracarpus longicalyx E.B.Souza & M.F.Sales
  43. Mitracarpus maxwelliae Britton & P.Wilson
  44. Mitracarpus megapotamicus (Spreng.) Kuntze
  45. Mitracarpus microspermus K.Schum.
  46. Mitracarpus nitidus E.B.Souza & Zappi
  47. Mitracarpus pallidus Hook. & Arn.
  48. Mitracarpus parvulus K.Schum.
  49. Mitracarpus polycladus Urb.
  50. Mitracarpus pusillus Steyerm.
  51. Mitracarpus recurvatus Standl.
  52. Mitracarpus rigidifolius Standl.
  53. Mitracarpus rizzinianus Machado
  54. Mitracarpus robustus E.B.Souza & E.L.Cabral
  55. Mitracarpus sagranus DC.
  56. Mitracarpus salzmannianus DC.
  57. Mitracarpus scaberulus Urb.
  58. Mitracarpus schininianus E.L.Cabral, W.A.Medina & E.B.Souza
  59. Mitracarpus schizangius DC.
  60. Mitracarpus squarrosus (Poepp. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) DC.
  61. Mitracarpus steyermarkii E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo
  62. Mitracarpus stylosus (Link) DC.
  63. Mitracarpus tenuis Urb.
  64. Mitracarpus trichanthus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez

References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus: Mitracarpus Zucc". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Mitracarpus​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Mitracarpus". The Plant List. Retrieved 25 February 2015.