Micronychia

Randrianasolo, Armand, 2000, A taxonomic revision of the Malagasy endemic genus Micronychia (Anacardiaceae), Adansonia (3) 22 (1), pp. 145-155 : 147

Key to the species of Micronychia

1. Leaves with both surfaces glabrous; filaments straight, not exceeding 2 mm in length; style straight and short, up to 1.5 mm in length .............................................................................................................................. 2

1’. Leaves with at least one surface pubescent; filaments sigmoid, more than 4 mm in length; style curved, exceeding 3 mm in length ........................................................................................................................... 3

2. Leaf apex long acuminate ........................................................................................................ M. acuminata

2’. Leaf apex rounded, retuse or emarginate .............................................................................. M. tsiramiramy

3. Leaf blade oblanceolate, base decurrent ............................................................................... M. macrophylla

3’. Leaf blade obovate to elliptic, base not decurrent ........................................................................................ 4

4. Treelets 3 m tall; leaves 4-9 cm long, 2-4.5 cm wide, with 8-13 pairs of craspedodromous secondary veins .... ..................................................................................................................................... M. madagascariensis

4’. Trees 6-9 m; leaves 8.5-22 cm long, 4.5-11 cm wide, with 20-25 pairs of camptodromous secondary veins .. .............................................................................................................................................. M. danguyana