Geophila

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Geophila
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Geophila repens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Palicoureeae
Genus: Geophila
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Type species
Geophila reniformis
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Synonyms

Geophila is a genus of herbs in the family Rubiaceae. [1] [2] This genus is pantropical, as it is found in most tropical regions. [1] [3]

The name Geophila was once applied to a genus of mushrooms (defined by Lucien Quélet in 1886 with the modern Stropharia inuncta as type species), but this usage is now obsolete and illegitimate. [4]

Species

The following species are recognized: [2]

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<i>Mesechites</i> Genus of plants

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.

  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
<i>Odontadenia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Odontadenia is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.

  1. Odontadenia anomala(Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) J.F.Macbr. - Peru, Bolivia
  2. Odontadenia campanulataJ.F.Morales - Colombia
  3. Odontadenia funigeraWoodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
  4. Odontadenia geminata(Hoffmanns. ex Roem. & Schult.) Müll.Arg. - 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil
  5. Odontadenia glaucaWoodson - Amazonas State in S Venezuela
  6. Odontadenia gracilipes(Stadelm.) Woodson - Minas Gerais
  7. Odontadenia hypoglauca(Stadelm.) Müll.Arg. - Bolivia, Brazil
  8. Odontadenia killipiiWoodson - French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, N Brazil
  9. Odontadenia kochiiPilg. - Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, N Brazil
  10. Odontadenia laxiflora(Rusby) Woodson - Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil
  11. Odontadenia lutea(Vell.) Markgr. - Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
  12. Odontadenia macrantha(Roem. & Schult.) Markgr. - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Central America, Trinidad & Tobago, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
  13. Odontadenia markgrafianaJ.F.Morales - French Guiana, N Brazil
  14. Odontadenia matogrossanaJ.F.Morales - Goiás, Mato Grosso
  15. Odontadenia nitida(Vahl) Müll.Arg. - Trinidad & Tobago, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia
  16. Odontadenia perrottetii(A.DC.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana, French Guiana
  17. Odontadenia polyneura(Urb.) Woodson - Hispaniola
  18. Odontadenia puncticulosa(Rich.) Pulle - Central America, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia
  19. Odontadenia stemmadeniifoliaWoodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
  20. Odontadenia verrucosa(Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) K.Schum. ex Markgr. - 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua
  1. Odontadenia cuspidataRusby = Mandevilla cuspidata(Rusby) Woodson
  2. Odontadenia duckeiMarkgr. = Mandevilla pohliana(Stadelm.) A.H.Gentry
  3. Odontadenia glandulosa(Ruiz & Pav.) K.Schum. = Mandevilla glandulosa(Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
  4. Odontadenia macrocalyx(Müll.Arg.) Miers = Tabernaemontana macrocalyxMüll.Arg.

Benedetto Scortechini (1845–1886) was an Italian botanist, explorer, and Roman Catholic priest.

References

  1. 1 2 John, Dwyer (1980). "Flora of Panama - Rubiaceae I". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. v.67 (1980): 186–187. ISSN   0026-6493.
  2. 1 2 "Geophila — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  3. ↑ Taylor, C.M.; Campos, Marina; Zappi, Daniela (2007). "Flora da Reserva Ducke, Amazonas, Brasil - Rubiaceae". Rodriguésia (in Portuguese). 58 (3): 571. doi: 10.1590/2175-7860200758306 . ISSN   0370-6583.
  4. ↑ "Geophila page". Species Fungorum. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-07-06.


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