Macroditassa

Macroditassa
Macroditassa adnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Genus:	Macroditassa Malme
Type species
Macroditassa adnata (E.Fourn.) Malme

Macroditassa is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1927.^[1] It is native to South America.^[2][3]

Species^[4]

1. Macroditassa adnata (E.Fourn.) Malme - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru
2. Macroditassa carolina Morillo - Guyana
3. Macroditassa grandiflora (E.Fourn.) Malme - Brazil
4. Macroditassa lagoensis (E. Fourn.) Malme - Brazil
5. Macroditassa laurifolia (Decne.) Fontella - Brazil
6. Macroditassa laxa (Malme) Fontella & E. Herrera - Rio de Janeiro
7. Macroditassa macrophylla Malme - Minas Gerais
8. Macroditassa mantiqueirae Matoz. & T.U.P.Konno - Serra Negra in Minas Gerais
9. Macroditassa marianae Fontella & M.V.Ferreira - São Paulo
10. Macroditassa melantha (Silveira) Rapini - Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo
11. Macroditassa morilloana Fontella & M. V. Ferreira - Minas Gerais

formerly included

transferred to Ditassa

• Macroditassa violascens (Schltr.) Malme synonym of Ditassa violascens Schltr..

References

1. Malme, Gustaf Oskar Andersson. 1927. Arkiv för Botanik utgivet av K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien 21A(3): 9–10
2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
3. Tropicos genus Macroditassa
4. The Plant List, genus Macroditassa