Study in Neotropical Apocynaceae XXXIX: review of Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae from Honduras

• Main Author: J. Francisco Morales
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2009-12-01
• Series: Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid
• Subjects: apocynaceae; apocynoideae; rauvolfioideae; mesoamerica; honduras
• Online Access: http://rjb.revistas.csic.es/index.php/rjb/article/view/318

A treatment of the subfamilies Apocynoideae and Rauvol - fioideae (Apocynaceae) in Honduras, is presented. A total of 55 species in 30 genera (Allamanda, Allomarkgrafia, Anechites, Aspidosperma, Beaumontia, Carissa, Cascabela, Catharanthus, Echites, Fernaldia, Forsteronia, Lacmellea, Macropharynx, Malouetia, Mandevilla, Mesechites, Nerium, Odontadenia, Pentalinon, Plumeria, Prestonia, Rauvolfia, Rhabdadenia, Stemmadenia, Tabernaemontana, Thenardia, Thevetia, Tintinnabularia, Tonduzia, Vallesia) are treated. Echites, Mandevilla, Prestonia, and Tabernaemontana are the most representative genera. Descriptions, keys, data on ecology, distribution, phenology, common names as well as lists of specimens examined are provided. Photographs are provided for the majority of species. The presence in Honduras of Allomarkgrafia plumeriiflora, Anechites nerium, Macropharynx renteriae, Stemmadenia eubracteata and Thenardia chiapensis is reported here for the first time.