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Echites
Genus of plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Echites is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1756. It is primarily native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and the US State of Florida.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Over 500 names have been published for species, subspecies, and varieties within Echites, but most have been relegated to synonymy or moved to other genera. 14 species are currently accepted.[1]
- Echites agglutinatus Jacq. - Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands
- Echites asperoglottis (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – Mexico (México State, Michoacán, and Guerrero)
- Echites brevipedunculatus Lippold - Cuba
- Echites cajalbanicus Lippold - Cuba
- Echites candelarianus J.F.Morales - Costa Rica
- Echites darienensis J.F.Morales - Panama
- Echites panduratus A.DC. – northeastern Mexico to Costa Rica
- Echites puntarenensis J.F.Morales - Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
- Echites speciosissimus (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – Costa Rica and Panama
- Echites turbinatus Woodson - Chiapas, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama
- Echites tuxtlensis Standl. - Chiapas, Yucatán Peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
- Echites umbellatus Jacq. - Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula, Belize, Honduras, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Bahamas, Florida, Turks & Caicos Islands, Colombian islands in the Western Caribbean
- Echites woodsonianus Monach. - Michoacán, Guerrero, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
- Echites yucatanensis Millsp. ex Standl. - Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Jalisco, Guerrero, Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula
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