Mesechites

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Apocynoideae
Tribus: Mesechiteae
Genus: Mesechites
Species: M. acuminatus – M. angustifolius – M. citrifolius – M. mansoanus – M. minimus – M. repens – M. roseus – M. trifidus
Name

Mesechites Müll. Arg. in Mart., Fl. Brasil. 6(1): 150. (1860)

Type species: Mesechites mansoanus (A.DC.) Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 20: 636. (1933)

Note: Melbourne Code Art. 62.4: Generic names ending -ites are treated as masculine, irrespective of the gender assigned to them by the original author (Tropicos, 2018) and are subject to an auto-correct.
References

Müller Argoviensis, J. in Martius, C.F.P. von (1860) Flora Brasiliensis 6(1): 150.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Mesechites in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sept. 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Mesechites. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 21 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Mesechites. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sept. 2018.

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]

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

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