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
 * 1) Mesechites acuminatus ( Ruiz & Pav.) 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


 * formerly included
 * 1) Mesechites andrieuxii (Müll.Arg.) Miers = Mandevilla convolvulacea (A.DC.) Hemsl.
 * 2) Mesechites angustatus Miers = Mandevilla benthamii (A.DC.) K.Schum.
 * 3) Mesechites brownei (A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla torosa (Jacq.) Woodson
 * 4) Mesechites dichotomus (Kunth) Miers = Laubertia boissieri A.DC.
 * 5) Mesechites guayaquilensis Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
 * 6) Mesechites guianensis (A.DC.) Miers = Mandevilla rugellosa (Rich.) L.Allorge
 * 7) Mesechites hastatus Miers = Mandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
 * 8) Mesechites hirtellulus Miers = 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 lanceolata R.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 plumeriiflora Woodson
 * 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