Micranthemum callitrichoides

Micranthemum callitrichoides

Micranthemum callitrichoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Linderniaceae
Genus: Micranthemum
Species: Micranthemum callitrichoides

Name

• Micranthemum callitrichoides (Griseb.) C.Wright, 1870

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Globifera callitrichodes (Griseb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 461 (1891)
  • Hemianthus callitrichoides Griseb. in Pl. Wright. 2: 522 (1862)
• Heterotypic
  • Globifera adenandra (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 461 (1891)
  • Globifera ciliolata (C.Wright) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 461 (1891)
  • Globifera elatinoides (Griseb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 461 (1891)
  • Globifera punctata (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 461 (1891)
  • Hemianthus adenander C.Wright ex Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 185 (1866)
  • Hemianthus elatinoides Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 185 (1866)
  • Hemianthus multiflorus C.Wright ex Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 185 (1866)
  • Hemianthus punctatus C.Wright ex Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 184 (1866)
  • Hemisiphonia antillana Urb. in Symb. Antill. 6: 41 (1909)
  • Micranthemum adenander (C.Wright ex Griseb.) C.Wright in Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 7: 40 (1870)
  • Micranthemum ciliolatum C.Wright in Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 7: 41 (1870)
  • Micranthemum elatinoides (Griseb.) C.Wright in Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 7: 40 (1870)
  • Micranthemum multiflorum (C.Wright ex Griseb.) C.Wright in Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 7: 40 (1870)
  • Micranthemum punctatum (C.Wright ex Griseb.) C.Wright in Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 7: 40 (1870)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southen America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• C.Wright, 1870. Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 7: 40

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Micranthemum callitrichoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Micranthemum callitrichoides. Published online. Accessed: August 24 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Micranthemum callitrichoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 August 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: dwarf baby tears
• español: lágrimas de bebé

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