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496.0000 Family Apocynaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 143 (1789), nom. cons.
372 genera, ca. 6500 spp. According to modern authors and PCR Asclepiadaceae is only a subfamily of Apocynaceae.
Species listed in database: 6774; hybrids: 10
= Asclepiadaceae Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 31 (1797), nom. cons.
= Carissaceae Bertol; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 23: 212 (1891)
= Cerberaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 119 (1820)
= Cynanchaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 245, 251 (1836)
= Ophioxylaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 24 (1835)
= Pacouriaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Periplocaceae Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 351 (1905), nom. cons.
= Plumeriaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Stapeliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Vincaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 299 (1818)
= Willughbeaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 256 (1858)
496.3606 Genus Mesechites Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 150, t. 46 (1860)
Distribution: C- and trop. S-America, Caribbean
Species listed in database: 8
= Manothrix Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 28 (1878)
species :
Mesechites acuminatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 30: 446 (1860)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites acuminatus Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 2: 19 (1799)
= Mesechites pilosissimus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53: 260 (1966)
species :
Mesechites angustifolius (Poir.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 230 (1878)
Name: Bejuco pepecaba, Pluma de cotorra (Dominican Republic)
Distribution: Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites angustifolius Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 2: 537 (1812)
= Echites breviflora Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 5: 464 (1908)
= Echites concolor Ham.; Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid. [Hamilton] 31 (1825)
= Echites linearifolius Ham.; Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid. [Hamilton] 31 (1825)
= Mesechites linearifolius (Ham.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 230 (1878)
species :
Mesechites citrifolius (Kunth) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 387 (1932)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Huila, Tolima, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites brevipes Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 216 (1845)
= Echites citrifolius Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 216 (1819)
= Mesechites brevipes (Benth.) Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 30: 454 (1860)
= Mitozus brevipes (Benth.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 223 (1878)
species :
Mesechites mansoanus (A.DC.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 20: 636 (1933)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Rondônia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); Paraguay (Amambay, Central)
84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites mansoanus A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 448 (1844)
species :
Mesechites minimus (Britton & P.Wilson) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 386 (1932)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites minima Britton & P.Wilson; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 94 (1920)
species :
Mesechites repens (Jacq.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 229 (1878)
Name: Abrazapalo, Bejuco, Bejuco pepecaba, Cascarito, Mani cimarron, Pepecuba (Dominican Republic), Petite liane, Petite liane ibo, Tiliane ibo, Ti-liani ibo (Haiti)
Distribution: Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Navassa Isl.
81 CUB HIS NAV
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites repens Jacq.; Enum. Syst. Pl. 13 (1760)
species :
Mesechites roseus (A.DC.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 232 (1878)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites myrtifolius Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 4: 795 (1819), nom. illeg.
= Echites roseus A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 450 (1844)
= Mesechites myrtifolia Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 30: 445 (1859 publ. 1860)
species :
Mesechites trifidus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 151 (1860)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caquetá, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Mérida, Portuguesa, Táchira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes, San Pedro); Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta, Santa Fe)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 TRT 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Manothrix nodosa Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 30 (1878)
= Echites bicorniculatus Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 86 (1920)
= Echites chloranthus Schltdl.; Linnaea 26: 663 (1855)
= Echites cuspidatus Willd. ex Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 152 (1860)
= Echites disadenus Miq.; Stirp. Surinam. Select. 156 (1851)
= Echites japurensis Stadelm.; Flora 24(1. Beibl.): 19 (1841)
= Echites mapirensis H.J.P.Winkl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 7: 113 (1909)
= Echites pallidus Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 195 (1878)
= Echites rigida Rusby; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 325 (1927)
= Echites rubricaulis Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 2: 535 (1812)
= Echites sanctae-crucis S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 396 (1895)
= Echites surinamensis Miq.; Stirp. Surinam. Select. 155 (1851)
= Echites trifidus Jacq.; Enum. Syst. Pl. 13 (1760)
= Echites trifidus var. major Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 126 (1845)
= Echites trifidus var. sanctae-crucis (S.Moore) Malme; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 196 (1904)
= Echites tubulosa Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 249 (1841)
= Mesechites acutisepalus Monach.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 135 (1958)
= Mesechites bicorniculatus (Rusby) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 387 (1932)
= Mesechites disadenus (Miq.) Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 30: 454 (1860)
= Mesechites japurensis (Stadelm.) Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 152 (1860)
= Mesechites sanctae-crucis (S.Moore) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 387 (1932)
= Mesechites surinamensis (Miq.) Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 30: 454 (1860)
= Mesechites trifidus var. tomentulosus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 26: 259 (1939)
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