Haplophyton

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Haplophyton
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Aspidospermateae
Genus: Haplophyton
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Haplophyton is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1844. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Cuba, and Guatemala. [1] [2] It is a suffrutescent herb with alternative leaves and showy colorful flowers. [3]

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The common name cockroach plant (or hierba de la cucaracha) is in reference to its insecticidal properties. It has been used to kill cockroaches, fleas, flies, lice, and mosquitoes. [4] Leaf extracts and sap contain many insecticidal compounds — such as the indole alkaloid aspidophytine.

Species

Some authors accept three species in the genus, others recognize two, considering H. cinereum synonymous with H. cimicidum. The World Checklist recognizes:

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  1. Mesechites acuminatus Müll.Arg. - Peru
  2. Mesechites angustifolius(Poir.) Miers - Hispaniola
  3. Mesechites citrifolius(Kunth) Woodson - Colombia
  4. Mesechites mansoanus(A.DC.) Woodson - Paraguay, Brazil
  5. Mesechites minimus(Britton & P.Wilson) Woodson - Cuba
  6. Mesechites repens(Jacq.) Miers - Hispaniola, Navassa Island, Jamaica
  7. Mesechites roseus(A.DC.) Miers - Cuba
  8. Mesechites trifidus(Jacq.) Müll.Arg. - widespread from Tamaulipas in NE Mexico south to Paraguay + N Argentina
  1. Mesechites andrieuxii(Müll.Arg.) Miers = Mandevilla convolvulacea(A.DC.) Hemsl.
  2. Mesechites angustatusMiers = Mandevilla benthamii(A.DC.) K.Schum.
  3. Mesechites brownei(A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla torosa(Jacq.) Woodson
  4. Mesechites dichotomus(Kunth) Miers = Laubertia boissieriA.DC.
  5. Mesechites guayaquilensisMiers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
  6. Mesechites guianensis(A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla rugellosa(Rich.) L.Allorge
  7. Mesechites hastatusMiers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
  8. Mesechites hirtellulusMiers = Mandevilla oaxacana(A.DC.) Hemsl.
  9. Mesechites hirtellus(Kunth) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
  10. Mesechites jasminiflorus(M.Martens & Galeotti) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
  11. Mesechites lanceolatus(R.Br.) Miers = Parsonsia lanceolataR.Br.
  12. Mesechites oaxacanus(A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla oaxacana(A.DC.) Hemsl.
  13. Mesechites ovalis(Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia ovalis(Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Woodson
  14. Mesechites plumeriiflorus(Woodson) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia plumeriifloraWoodson
  15. Mesechites siphiliticus(L.f.) Lemée = Tabernaemontana siphilitica(L.f.) Leeuwenb.
  16. Mesechites subcarnosus(Benth.) Miers = Mandevilla subcarnosa(Benth.) Woodson
  17. Mesechites sulphureus(Vell.) Müll.Arg. = Prestonia coalita(Vell.) Woodson
  18. Mesechites torulosus(L.) Miers =Mandevilla torosa(Jacq.) Woodson
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References

  1. ↑ "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map, Haplophyton crooksii" . Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  3. ↑ Williams, J. K. 1995. Miscellaneous notes on Haplophyton (Apocynaceae: Plumerieae: Haplophytinae). Sida 16(3): 469–475
  4. ↑ McLaughlin, S.P. 1993. Apocynaceae A.L. Juss., Dogbane Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:164-168.


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