Mesechites
# 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
