Macrocnemum

Macrocnemum roseum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids I Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Ixoroideae
Tribus: Condamineeae
Genus: Macrocnemum
Species: M. grandiflorum – M. humboldtianum – M. jamaicense – M. pubescens – M. roseum – M. rotundatum – M. stylocarpum – M. tortuosum

Name

Macrocnemum P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 165. (1756)

• Type species: Macrocnemum jamaicense L., Pl. Jamaic. Pug. 31. (1759)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lasionema D.Don, London Edinburgh Philos. Mag. & J. Sci. 2: 377. (1833)
    

Note: Tropicos (2019) has a different species circumscription compared to Govaerts et al. (2019).

References

• Browne, P. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 165.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Macrocnemum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Macrocnemum. Published online. Accessed: July 15 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Macrocnemum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 15.
• Tropicos.org: Rubiaceae: Macrocnemum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 15.