Microchirita is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, subfamily Didymocarpoideae.[2] It contains 48 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina, southern China, and Malesia.[1]

Microchirita
Microchirita lavandulacea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Genus: Microchirita
(C.B.Clarke) Yin Z.Wang (2011)
Species[1]

48; see text

Microchirita hamosa in Silent Valley

Species

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48 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Microchirita (C.B.Clarke) Yin Z.Wang. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ Weber, A.; Middleton, D.J.; Clark, J.L. & Möller, M. (2020), "Keys to the infrafamilial taxa and genera of Gesneriaceae", Rheedea, 30 (1): 5–47, doi:10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.02
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