Microtea subgen. Ancistrocarpus (Kunth) Sukhor. & Sennikov, comb. & stat. nov.

Sukhorukov, Alexander P., Sennikov, Alexander N., Nilova, Maya V., Mazei, Yuri, Kushunina, Maria, Marchioretto, Maria Salete & Hanacek, Pavel, 2019, Evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of Microtea (Microteaceae), a basal lineage in the core Caryophyllales, PhytoKeys 115, pp. 1-50 : 29

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scientific name	Microtea subgen. Ancistrocarpus (Kunth) Sukhor. & Sennikov, comb. & stat. nov.
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Treatment

Ancistrocarpus Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. [quarto] 2: 186 (1817). ≡ Microtea subgen. Eumicrotea H.Walter, Pflanzenr. (Engler) 39: 127 (1909), nom. inval. (Art. 21.3). Type: M. maypurensis (Kunth) G.Don.

Description of the subgenus.

Annuals; bracteoles present; pedicels conspicuous (1.35-3.0 mm long); flowers single or clustered (2-6 per node); stigmas 3-5, thin. The species are mostly distributed in Brazil, with irradiations to the neighbouring countries.