Mesechites trifidus

Mesechites trifidus

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: Mesechites trifidus

Name

• Mesechites trifidus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 151. 1860.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echites trifidus Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 13. 1760.
• Heterotypic
  • Echites japurensis Stadelm., Flora 24(1 Beibl.): 19. 1841.
    • Mesechites japurensis (Stadelm.) Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 152. 1860.
  • Echites tubulosus Benth., J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 249. 1841.
  • Echites trifidus var. major Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 126. 1845.
  • Echites disadenus Miq., Stirp. Surinam. Select.: 156. 1851.
    • Mesechites disadenus (Miq.) Müll.Arg., Linnaea 30: 454. 1860.
  • Echites surinamensis Miq., Stirp. Surinam. Select.: 155. 1851.
    • Mesechites surinamensis (Miq.) Müll.Arg., Linnaea 30: 454. 1860.
  • Echites chloranthus Schltdl., Linnaea 26: 663. 1855.
  • Echites cuspidatus Willd. ex Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 152. 1860.
  • Echites pallidus Miers, Apocyn. S. Amer.: 195. 1878.
  • Echites sanctae-crucis S.Moore, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 396. 1895.
    • Echites trifidus var. sanctae-crucis (S.Moore) Malme, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 196. 1904.
    • Mesechites sanctae-crucis (S.Moore) Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 387. 1932.
  • Echites mapirensis H.J.P.Winkl., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 7: 113. 1909.
  • Echites bicorniculatus Rusby, Descr. S. Amer. Pl.: 86. 1920.
    • Mesechites bicorniculatus (Rusby) Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 387. 1932.
  • Echites trifidus f. puberulus Markgr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 80. 1924.
  • Echites rigidus Rusby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 325. 1927.
  • Mesechites trifidus var. tomentulosus Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 26: 259. 1939.
  • Mesechites acutisepalus Monach., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 135. 1958.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Merida, Portuguesa, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia). Regional: Western South America Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz), Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlntico, Bolvar, Boyac, Caquet, Choc, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Putumayo, Quindo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaups, Vichada), Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil North (Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Roraima), Brazil West-Central (Mato Grosso). Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Santa Fé), Argentina Northwest (Jujuy, Salta), Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes, San Pedro). Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northeast (Tamaulipas), Mexico Southeast (Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco), Mexico Southwest (Guerrero, Oaxaca). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Müller Argoviensis, J. 1860. Fl. Bras. 6(1): 151.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Mesechites trifidus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sept. 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Mesechites trifidus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sept. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Mesechites trifidus. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 24 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Mesechites trifidus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Sept. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mesechites trifidus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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