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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Machaonia erythrocarpa (Standl.) Borhidi". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. ↑ "Machaonia erythrocarpa (Standl.) Borhidi". The International Plant Names Index . Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  3. 1 2 3 "Machaonia erythrocarpa subsp. hondurensis (Standl.) Borhidi", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-03-20
  4. ↑ "Machaonia erythrocarpa subsp. erythrocarpa", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-03-20
  5. ↑ "Machaonia erythrocarpa subsp. parvifolia (L.O.Williams) Borhidi", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-03-20
  6. ↑ Nelson, C. (1998), "Allenanthus hondurensis", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , 1998 e.T30708A9572372, doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30708A9572372.en , retrieved 2023-03-20


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