Mesechites is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1860. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesMorales, J. F. 2006. Estudios en las Apocynaceae Neotropicales XXVI: una monografía del género Mesechites (Apocynoideae, Mesechiteae). Candollea 61(1): 215–277Morales, J. F. 2009. La familia Apocynaceae (Apocynoideae, Rauvolfioideae) en Guatemala. Darwiniana 47(1): 140–184Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
Species Mesechites acuminatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Müll.Arg. - Peru Mesechites angustifolius (Poir.) Miers - Hispaniola Mesechites citrifolius (Kunth) Woodson - Colombia Mesechites mansoanus (A.DC.) Woodson - Paraguay, Brazil Mesechites minimus (Britton & P.Wilson) Woodson - Cuba Mesechites repens (Jacq.) Miers - Hispaniola, Navassa Island, Jamaica Mesechites roseus (A.DC.) Miers - Cuba Mesechites trifidus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. - widespread from Tamaulipas in NE Mexico south to Paraguay + N Argentina
formerly included Mesechites andrieuxii (Müll.Arg.) Miers = Mandevilla convolvulacea (A.DC.) Hemsl. Mesechites angustatus Miers = Mandevilla benthamii (A.DC.) K.Schum. Mesechites brownei (A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla torosa (Jacq.) Woodson Mesechites dichotomus (Kunth) Miers = Laubertia boissieri A.DC. Mesechites guayaquilensis Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson Mesechites guianensis (A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla rugellosa (Rich.) L.Allorge Mesechites hastatus Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson Mesechites hirtellulus Miers = Mandevilla oaxacana (A.DC.) Hemsl. Mesechites hirtellus (Kunth) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson Mesechites jasminiflorus (M.Martens & Galeotti) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson Mesechites lanceolatus (R.Br.) Miers = Parsonsia lanceolata R.Br. Mesechites oaxacanus (A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla oaxacana (A.DC.) Hemsl. Mesechites ovalis (Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia ovalis (Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Woodson Mesechites plumeriiflorus (Woodson) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia plumeriiflora Woodson Mesechites siphiliticus (L.f.) Lemée = Tabernaemontana siphilitica (L.f.) Leeuwenb. Mesechites subcarnosus (Benth.) Miers = Mandevilla subcarnosa (Benth.) Woodson Mesechites sulphureus (Vell.) Müll.Arg. = Prestonia coalita (Vell.) Woodson Mesechites torulosus (L.) Miers = Mandevilla torosa (Jacq.) Woodson
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