Machaonia

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1972. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IX. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 1-832.

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Machaonia

  • Discussion

    Type. Machaonia acuminata H. & B.

    Most of the species of this genus are known from Mexico and the West Indies, with only a few in South America.

    One of the species occurs in the Guayana Highlands and is here treated, together with a second species of Venezuela.