Mitreola (plant)

Mitreola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Loganiaceae
Genus:	Mitreola; L.

Mitreola, commonly known as hornpod, is a genus of small flowering plants consisting of approximately 13 species in the family Loganiaceae[1] . They are herbaceous perennial plants found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions of Africa, Asia, Oceana and the southeastern United States[2]. Some species were previously included in the genus Cynoctonum. Most species are less than a 12" tall, have sessile leaves, and small white flowers[1].

References

Weakley, Alan S. (2017). Flora of the Coastal Plain of Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. p. 728-729.
Sadasivaiah, Byalla; Pullaiah, Thammineni (2013). "Recollection of Exacum petiolare (Gentianaceae) and Mitreola petiolata (Loganiaceae) from Nallamalais, Andhra Pradesh, India". Zoo's Print.

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[:0-1] Weakley, Alan S. (2017). Flora of the Coastal Plain of Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. p. 728-729.

[2] Sadasivaiah, Byalla; Pullaiah, Thammineni (2013). "Recollection of Exacum petiolare (Gentianaceae) and Mitreola petiolata (Loganiaceae) from Nallamalais, Andhra Pradesh, India". Zoo's Print.