Manothrix is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1878.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.

Manothrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Manothrix
Miers

In 1993, Cecilia Carmen Xifreda published an analysis of the two species of the genus and concluded that Manothrix nodosa = Mesechites trifidus (Apocynaceae) and Manothrix valida = Hillia parasitica (Rubiaceae). Mesechites trifidus and Hillia parasitica were both described before Manothrix, so have priority as names.[3]

Species[4]
  1. Manothrix nodosa Miers
  2. Manothrix valida Miers

References

edit