Macrocarpaea
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The genus Macrocarpaea, with 105 species and two hybrids of herbs, shrubs, epiphytes and small trees, is the largest genus of the tribe Helieae of the gentian family (Gentianaceae). Species of Macrocarpaea have diurnal and nocturnal pollinators, visited during the day by hummingbirds, insects and butterflies, and at night by bats, moths and many different kinds of insects. The common name for the genus is 'Moon-gentian'.
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[edit] Characteristics
Species of this genus have white, cream, yellow to green flowers. Most have a large, open campanulate to funnel-form corolla adapted to nocturnal bat pollination. This genus is one of the few of the gentian family that have species with hairs on their leaves.
[edit] Distribution
Macrocarpaea has a relatively broad distribution in mountainous regions of the Neotropics. The Neotropics comprise the tropical parts of the New World: North America, Mesoamerica, and South America. The gentian tribe Helieae, to which Macrocarpaea belongs is restricted to the Neotropics. The overall distribution pattern of Macrocarpaea is typical of many Neotropical taxa. The genus is basically found in five major geographic regions: Southeastern Brazil (5 species), the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean (3 species), the Pantepui of the Guayana Shield (6 species), Southern Mesoamerica (Costa Rica and Panama) (6 species), and the Andes (85 species).
[edit] Catalogue of species
- Macrocarpaea affinis Ewan
- Macrocarpaea angelliae J.R. Grant & Struwe
- Macrocarpaea angustifolia J.S. Pringle
- Macrocarpaea apparata J.R. Grant & Struwe
- Macrocarpaea arborescens Gilg
- Macrocarpaea auriculata Weaver & J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea autanae Weaver
- Macrocarpaea ayangannae J.R. Grant, Struwe & Boggan
- Macrocarpaea bangiana Gilg
- Macrocarpaea berryi J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea betancuriana J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea biremis J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea bracteata Ewan
- Macrocarpaea browallioides (Ewan) A. Robyns & Nilsson
- Macrocarpaea bubops J.R. Grant & Struwe
- Macrocarpaea callejasii J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea calophylla Gilg
- Macrocarpaea canoëfolia J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea chthonotropa J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea cinchonifolia (Gilg) Weaver
- Macrocarpaea cochabambensis Gilg-Ben.
- Macrocarpaea densiflora (Benth) Ewan
- Macrocarpaea dillonii J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea dies-viridis J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea domingensis Urb. & Ekman
- Macrocarpaea duquei Gilg-Ben.
- Macrocarpaea elix J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea ericii J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea ewaniana Weaver & J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea fortisiana J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea gattaca J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea gaudialis J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea glabra (L.f.) Gilg
- Macrocarpaea glaziovii Gilg
- Macrocarpaea gondoloides J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea gracilis Weaver & J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea gran-pajatena J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea gravabilis J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea gulosa J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea harlingii J.S. Pringle
- Macrocarpaea hilarula J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea illecebrosa J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea innarrabilis J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea jactans J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea jalca J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea jensii J.R. Grant & Struwe
- Macrocarpaea jocularis J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea kayakifolia J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea kuelap J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea kuepferiana J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea lacrossiformis J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea laudabilis J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea lenae J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea loranthoides (Griseb.) Maas
- Macrocarpaea luctans J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea lucubrans J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea luna-gentiana J.R. Grant & Struwe
- Macrocarpaea luteynii J.R. Grant & Struwe
- Macrocarpaea luya J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea macrophylla (Kunth) Gilg
- Macrocarpaea maguirei Weaver & J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea marahuacae Struwe & V.A. Albert
- Macrocarpaea maryae J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea micrantha Gilg
- Macrocarpaea neblinae Maguire & Steyermark
- Macrocarpaea neillii J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea nicotianifolia Weaver & J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea noctiluca J.R. Grant & Struwe
- Macrocarpaea normae J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea obnubilata J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea obtusifolia (Griseb.) Gilg
- Macrocarpaea opulenta J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea ostentans J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea pachyphylla Gilg
- Macrocarpaea pachystyla Gilg
- Macrocarpaea pajonalis J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea papillosa Weaver & J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea pinetorum Alain
- Macrocarpaea piresii Maguire
- Macrocarpaea pringleana J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea quechua J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea revoluta (Ruiz & Pavon) Gilg
- Macrocarpaea robin-fosteri J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea rubra Malme
- Macrocarpaea rugosa Steyerm.
- Macrocarpaea schultesii Weaver & J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea silverstonei J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea sodiroana Gilg
- Macrocarpaea stenophylla Gilg
- Macrocarpaea subcaudata Ewan
- Macrocarpaea subsessilis Weaver & J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea tabula-fluctivagifolia J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea tahuantinsuyuana J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea thamnoides (Griseb.) Gilg
- Macrocarpaea umerulus J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea valerii Standl.
- Macrocarpaea viscosa (Ruiz & Pavon) Gilg
- Macrocarpaea voluptuosa J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea wallnoeferi J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea weaveri J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea weigendiorum J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea wurdackii Weaver & J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea xerantifulva J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea ypsilocaule J.R. Grant
- Macrocarpaea zophoflora Weaver & J.R. Grant
[edit] Catalogue of hybrids
- Macrocarpaea x acuminata J.R. Grant (M. subcaudata x M. valerii)
- Macrocarpaea x mattii J.R. Grant (M. noctiluca x M. subsessilis)
[edit] References
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_____ 1972b. The genus Macrocarpaea in Costa Rica. J. Arnold Arb. 53: 553-557.
_____ 1974. The reduction of Rusbyanthus and the tribe Rusbyantheae (Gentianaceae). J. Arnold Arb. 55: 300-302.
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