Machaonia erythrocarpa

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Machaonia erythrocarpa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Machaonia
Species:
M. erythrocarpa
Binomial name
Machaonia erythrocarpa
(Standl.) Borhidi [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Allenanthus erythrocarpusStandl.

Machaonia erythrocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native from Mexico through Central America to Panama. [1] It was first described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1940 as Allenanthus erythrocarpus. [2] Allenanthus hondurensis is a synonym of one of its subspecies. [3]

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Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized: [1]

Conservation

Allenanthus hondurensis was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Honduras and Mexico. [6] As of February 2023, A. hondurensis was regarded as a synonym of Machaonia erythrocarpa subsp. hondurensis, which has a wider distribution, including El Salvador and Guatemala. [3]

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References

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