Mesechites is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1860. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.[1][2][3][4]
| Mesechites | |
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| Mesechites trifidus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe: | Mesechiteae |
| Genus: | Mesechites Müll.Arg. |
- Species[1]
- Mesechites acuminatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Müll.Arg. - Peru
- Mesechites angustifolius (Poir.) Miers - Hispaniola
- Mesechites citrifolius (Kunth) Woodson - Colombia
- Mesechites mansoanus (A.DC.) Woodson - Paraguay, Brazil
- Mesechites minimus (Britton & P.Wilson) Woodson - Cuba
- Mesechites repens (Jacq.) Miers - Hispaniola, Navassa Island, Jamaica
- Mesechites roseus (A.DC.) Miers - Cuba
- Mesechites trifidus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. - widespread from Tamaulipas in NE Mexico south to Paraguay + N Argentina
- formerly included[1]
- Mesechites andrieuxii (Müll.Arg.) Miers = Mandevilla convolvulacea (A.DC.) Hemsl.
- Mesechites angustatus Miers = Mandevilla benthamii (A.DC.) K.Schum.
- Mesechites brownei (A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla torosa (Jacq.) Woodson
- Mesechites dichotomus (Kunth) Miers = Laubertia boissieri A.DC.
- Mesechites guayaquilensis Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Mesechites guianensis (A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla rugellosa (Rich.) L.Allorge
- Mesechites hastatus Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Mesechites hirtellulus Miers = Mandevilla oaxacana (A.DC.) Hemsl.
- Mesechites hirtellus (Kunth) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Mesechites jasminiflorus (M.Martens & Galeotti) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Mesechites lanceolatus (R.Br.) Miers = Parsonsia lanceolata R.Br.
- Mesechites oaxacanus (A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla oaxacana (A.DC.) Hemsl.
- Mesechites ovalis (Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia ovalis (Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Woodson
- Mesechites plumeriiflorus (Woodson) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia plumeriiflora Woodson
- Mesechites siphiliticus (L.f.) Lemée = Tabernaemontana siphilitica (L.f.) Leeuwenb.
- Mesechites subcarnosus (Benth.) Miers = Mandevilla subcarnosa (Benth.) Woodson
- Mesechites sulphureus (Vell.) Müll.Arg. = Prestonia coalita (Vell.) Woodson
- Mesechites torulosus (L.) Miers = Mandevilla torosa (Jacq.) Woodson
References edit
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Morales, J. F. 2006. Estudios en las Apocynaceae Neotropicales XXVI: una monografía del género Mesechites (Apocynoideae, Mesechiteae). Candollea 61(1): 215–277
- ^ Morales, J. F. 2009. La familia Apocynaceae (Apocynoideae, Rauvolfioideae) en Guatemala. Darwiniana 47(1): 140–184
- ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
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