Mexotis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Spermacoceae
Genus: Mexotis
Species: M. kingii – M. latifolia – M. lorencei – M. terrellii
Name

Mexotis Terrell & H.Rob., J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3: 60. (2009)

Type species: Mexotis kingii (Terrell) Terrell & H.Rob., J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3: 64 (2009)

References

Terrell, E.E. & Robinson, H. 2009. A new genus, Mexotis, for five Mexican species of Hedyotideae (Rubiaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3(1): 59-70. JSTOR
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mexotis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Mexotis. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 15 2015.
Tropicos.org 2020. Mexotis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 15.

Mexotis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

Its native range is Southern Mexico to Guatemala.[1]

Species:[1]

Mexotis kingii (Terrell) Terrell & H.Rob.
Mexotis latifolia (M.Martens & Galeotti) Terrell & H.Rob.
Mexotis lorencei Terrell & H.Rob.
Mexotis terrellii (Lorence) Terrell & H.Rob.

References

"Mexotis Terrell & H.Rob. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.