Boraginaceae
Microula

Microula tibetica Benth.

First published in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2: 853 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Himalaya to Tibet. It is a biennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1995). Flora of China 16: 1-479. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1995). Flora of China 16: 1-479. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 21, 2003 Thorold, W.G. [57] China K000545902 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gould, B.J. [2310] K004693961 Yes
Dungboo [s.n.] China K004693942 Yes
Gould, B.J. [2309] K004693962 Yes
Przewalski, N.M. [s.n.] China K004693950 Yes
Lepcha, R. [201] K004693952 Yes
Dr King's Collector [s.n.] China K004693941 Yes
Madden, E.; Strachey, R. [1698] K004693954 Yes
Kohli, P.N. [14] China K004693948 Yes
Smith; Cave [1949] India K004693953 Yes
Kingdon Ward, F. [6151] China K004693943 Yes
[Capt. Wellby]; [Malcolm] [16616] K004693958 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004693959 Yes
Pike, A. [848] K004693955 Yes
Pike, A. [848] K004693957 Yes
Thorold, W.G. [31] K004693956 Yes
Younghusband, F.E. [43] China K004693949 Yes
Hingston, R.W.G. [391] China K004693947 Yes
Wilson, G.; Phillips [695] Nepal K004693951 Yes
Rock, J.F. [14469] K004693960 Yes
s.coll. [371] K004693944 Yes
s.coll. [372] K004693945 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [5] K004693963 Yes
s.coll. [330] K004693946 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0