Mesechites

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. Species Mesechites acuminatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Müll.Arg. - Peru Mesechites angustifolius (Poir.) Miers - Hispaniola Mesechites citrifolius (Kunth) Woodson - Colombia Mesechites mansoanus (A.DC.) Woodson - Paraguay, Brazil Mesechites minimus (Britton & P.Wilson) Woodson - Cuba Mesechites repens (Jacq.) Miers - Hispaniola, Navassa Island, Jamaica Mesechites roseus (A.DC.) Miers - Cuba Mesechites trifidus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. - widespread from Tamaulipas in NE Mexico south to Paraguay + N Argentina formerly included Mesechites andrieuxii (Müll.Arg.) Miers = Mandevilla convolvulacea (A.DC.) Hemsl. Mesechites angustatus Miers = Mandevilla benthamii (A.DC.) K.Schum. Mesechites brownei (A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla torosa (Jacq.) Woodson Mesechites dichotomus (Kunth) Miers = Laubertia boissieri A.DC. Mesechites guayaquilensis Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson Mesechites guianensis (A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla rugellosa (Rich.) L.Allorge Mesechites hastatus Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson Mesechites hirtellulus Miers = Mandevilla oaxacana (A.DC.) Hemsl. Mesechites hirtellus (Kunth) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson Mesechites jasminiflorus (M.Martens & Galeotti) Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson Mesechites lanceolatus (R.Br.) Miers = Parsonsia lanceolata R.Br. Mesechites oaxacanus (A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla oaxacana (A.DC.) Hemsl. Mesechites ovalis (Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia ovalis (Ruiz & Pav. ex Markgr.) Woodson Mesechites plumeriiflorus (Woodson) Pichon = Allomarkgrafia plumeriiflora Woodson Mesechites siphiliticus (L.f.) Lemée = Tabernaemontana siphilitica (L.f.) Leeuwenb. Mesechites subcarnosus (Benth.) Miers = Mandevilla subcarnosa (Benth.) Woodson Mesechites sulphureus (Vell.) Müll.Arg. = Prestonia coalita (Vell.) Woodson Mesechites torulosus (L.) Miers = Mandevilla torosa (Jacq.) Woodson

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