2.8. 10. Mascagnia (Bertero ex DC.) Bertero, Hortus Ripul.: 85. 1824 nom. cons.

Figs 3 E, 6 B, 8 Z, 11 I

≡ Hiraea [unranked] Mascagnia Bertero ex DC., Prodr. 1: 585. 1824.

= Triopterys L., Sp. Pl.: 428. 1753, nom. rej. Type species: Triopterys jamaicensis L. [= Mascagnia lucida (Kunth) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis].

Type species.

Mascagnia americana Bertero [= Mascagnia macradena (DC.) Nied.].

Notes.

Mascagnia comprises 48 currently accepted species (19 threatened species; Suppl. material 1) of shrubs or lianas endemic to rainforests, savannas, and seasonally dry tropical forests from Mexico (North America) to Argentina (South America; POWO 2024). There is no current updated identification key for all species of Mascagnia, but for regional treatments, see Anderson (1981) for the Guyana Highland, Almeida et al. (2020) for Brazil, and Pool (in prep.) for Mesoamerica.