Macrocnemum

Macrocnemum roseum

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: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Dialypetalantheae
Genus: Macrocnemum
Accepted Species: M. humboldtianum – M. jamaicense – M. roseum – M. tortuosum
Names in Dispute: M. dissimiliflorum – accepted by Taylor (2022) M. grandiflorum – accepted by Almeida Jr. (2023) and Govaerts et al. (2023) while placed under M. dissimiliflorum by Taylor (2022) M. pubescens – accepted by Govaerts et al. (2023) while placed under M. roseum by Taylor (2022) M. rotundatum – by Govaerts et al. (2023) while placed under M. roseum by Taylor (2022) M. stylocarpum –accepted by Govaerts et al. (2023) while placed under M. dissimiliflorum by Taylor (2022)

Source(s) of checklist:

Taylor, C.M. 2022. Macrocnemum. In C.M. Taylor & collaborators, Rubiaceae Project. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed: 12 February 2023. Almeida Jr., E.B. 2023. Macrocnemum. Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 12 February 2023. Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Macrocnemum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 12. Reference page.

Name

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

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

Synonymy

• 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. (2023).

References

Primary references

• Browne, P. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts. London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Macrocnemum. Published online. Accessed: 15 July 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Macrocnemum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 July 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Rubiaceae: Macrocnemum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2019 July 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Macrocnemum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 12. Reference page.