Manothrix

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Manothrix
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Manothrix
Miers

Manothrix is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1878. [1] [2] The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.

In 1993, Cecilia Carmen Xifreda published an analysis of the two species of the genus and concluded that Manothrix nodosa = Mesechites trifidus (Apocynaceae) and Manothrix valida = Hillia parasitica (Rubiaceae). Mesechites trifidus and Hillia parasitica were both described before Manothrix, so have priority as names. [3]

Species [4]
  1. Manothrix nodosa Miers
  2. Manothrix valida Miers

References

  1. ↑ Miers, John. 1878. Manothrix. On the Apocynaceae of South America 28-29.
  2. ↑ Tropicos, genus Manothrix
  3. ↑ Xifreda, Cecilia Carmen (1993). "Identidad de Manothrix Miers". Darwiniana. 32 (1–4): 191–194. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  4. ↑ The Plant List, genus Manothrix


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