Mesoptera (Rubiaceae genus)

Mesoptera (Rubiaceae genus)
Mesoptera
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
clade: Angiosperms
clade: Eudicots
clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Mesoptera
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Species: M. maingayi
Binomial name
Mesoptera maingayi
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For the Orchidaceae genus Mesoptera see Mesoptera

Mesoptera was a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family but is no longer recognized. It was originally described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1873. The genus contained only one species, i.e. Mesoptera maingayi. It was sunk into synonymy with Psydrax.

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