Machaonia
Genus of flowering plants
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Machaonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It has about 32 species.[1] All are indigenous to the neotropics.[2] None has a unique common name. Some species have been called "alfilerillo", a Spanish name for the common and well-known genus Erodium. The type species for Machaonia is Machaonia acuminata.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Guettardeae |
| Genus: | Machaonia Humboldt & Bonpland |
| Type species | |
| Machaonia acuminata Humboldt & Bonpland | |
Machaonia was named by Humboldt and Bonpland in 1806 in their book, Plantae Aequinoctiales.[4][5] This genus name is for Machaon, the son of Asclepias in Greek Mythology.
Phylogenetic studies of DNA sequences have shown that Machaonia is paraphyletic over Neoblakea and Allenanthus.[6]
Species
The following species list may be incomplete or contain synonyms.
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