Pherotrichis is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838.[1][2] It is native to Mexico and Arizona.[3][4][5]

Pherotrichis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Pherotrichis
Decne.
Species[6]
  1. Pherotrichis leptogenia B.L.Rob. - Jalisco
  2. Pherotrichis mixtecana Brandegee - Oaxaca
  3. Pherotrichis schaffneri A.Gray - San Luis Potosí, Cochise County in Arizona
formerly included[6]

moved to Matelea

  • Pherotrichis villosa (Schult.) Meisn, synonym of Matelea balbisii (Decne.) Woodson.

References

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  1. ^ Decaisne, Joseph. 1838. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 2 9: 322 (in obs.).
  2. ^ Tropicos, genus Pherotrichis
  3. ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
  4. ^ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
  5. ^ Stevens, W. D. 2005. New and interesting milkweeds (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae). Novon 15(4): 602–619
  6. ^ a b The Plant List genus Pherotrichis