Mesechites

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
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 Kew Science Plants of the World Online. 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.

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