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496.0000 Family Apocynaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 143 (1789), nom. cons.
372 genera, ca. 6500 spp. According to modern authors and PCR Asclepiadaceae is only a subfamily of Apocynaceae.
Species listed in database: 6763; hybrids: 10
= Asclepiadaceae Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 31 (1797), nom. cons.
= Carissaceae Bertol; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 23: 212 (1891)
= Cerberaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 119 (1820)
= Cynanchaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 245, 251 (1836)
= Ophioxylaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 24 (1835)
= Pacouriaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Periplocaceae Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 351 (1905), nom. cons.
= Plumeriaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Stapeliaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 70 (1834)
= Vincaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 299 (1818)
= Willughbeaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 256 (1858)
496.3514 Genus Echites P.Browne; Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 181 (1756)
Distribution: Florida, Mexico, C-America, Colombia, Caribbean
Species listed in database: 15
= Allotoonia J.F.Morales & J.K.Williams; Sida 21: 135 (2004)
= Fernaldia Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 48 (1932)
species :
Echites agglutinatus Jacq.; Enum. Syst. Pl. 13 (1760)
Name: Azufaifo, Babeiro
Distribution: Cuba; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Anegada, Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda)
81 CUB HIS PUE VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Allotoonia agglutinata (Jacq.) J.F.Morales & J.K.Williams; Sida 21(1): 139 (2004)
= Anechites agglutinatus (Jacq.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 236 (1878)
= Anechites circinalis (Sw.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 236 (1878)
= Anechites revolutus (A.DC.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 238 (1878)
= Anechites thomasianus Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 237 (1878)
= Echites adglutinatus Jacq.; Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 31 (1780) orth. var.
= Echites circinalis Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 52 (1788)
= Echites circinalis var. bifidus Müll.Arg.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(1): 154 (1860)
= Echites circinalis var. thomasianus A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 466 (1844)
= Echites obovatus Nees ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 540 (1841)
= Echites revolutus A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 457 (1844)
= Echites sanguinolentus Tussac; Fl. Antill. 1: 95 (1808)
= Echites variegatus Schrad.; Gött. Gel. Anz. 1: 707 (1821)
= Haemadictyon circinale (Sw.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 83 (1837)
= Haemadictyon nutans var. sanguinolentum (Tussac) A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 426 (1844)
= Prestonia agglutinata (Jacq.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 18: 552 (1931)
species :
Echites asperoglottis (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 638 (2017)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Mexico State, Michoacán)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Fernaldia asperoglottis Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 26: 96 (1939)
species :
Echites brevipedunculata Lippold; Wiss. Z. Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Math.-Naturwiss. Reihe 32(6): 887 (1983)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
species :
Echites cajalbanica Lippold; Wiss. Z. Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Math.-Naturwiss. Reihe 32(6): 885 (1983)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
species :
Echites candelarianus J.F.Morales; Rodriguésia 59(1): 197 (2008)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Echites darienensis J.F.Morales; Brittonia 49(3): 330 (1997)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Echites panduratus A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 458 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Amblyanthera pandurata (A.DC.) Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 30: 448 (1860)
= Angadenia pandurata (A.DC.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 182 (1878)
= Echites barbatus Sessé & Moc.; Fl. Mexic. 45 (1893), nom. illeg.
= Fernaldia pandurata (A.DC.) Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 48 (1932)
= Echites pinguifolius Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 35 (1930)
= Fernaldia brachypharynx Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 380 (1932)
= Fernaldia glabra (Molina) Lundell; Wrightia 5: 256 (1976)
= Fernaldia pandurata var. glabra Molina; Ceiba 3: 95 (1952)
= Mandevilla potosina Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4: 276 (1912)
= Mandevilla velutina K.Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 2: 171 (1895)
= Urechites karwinskii Müll.Arg.; Linnaea 30: 440 (1860)
species :
Echites puntarenensis J.F.Morales; Brittonia 49: 332 (1997)
Distribution: Guatemala; El Salvador; Nicaragua; Costa Rica
80 COS ELS GUA NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Allotoonia caudata (Woodson) J.F.Morales; Sida 21: 145 (2004)
= Prestonia caudata Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47: 79 (1960)
species :
Echites speciosissimus (Woodson) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede; Taxon 66(3): 638 (2017)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Fernaldia speciosissima Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 26: 300 (1939)
species :
Echites turbinatus Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 21: 615 (1934)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas); Honduras; Costa Rica; Panama
79 MEX 80 COS HON PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Allotoonia turbinata (Woodson) J.F.Morales & J.K.Williams; Sida 21(1): 150 (2004)
species :
Echites turriger Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 381 (1932)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON
species :
Echites tuxtlensis Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1164 (1924)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Yucatán)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Allotoonia tuxtlensis (Standl.) J.F.Morales & J.K.Williams; Sida 21: 153 (2004)
species :
Echites umbellatus Jacq.; Enum. Syst. Pl. 13, L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2 [Linnaeus] 307 (1760)
Name: Devil´s potato
Distribution: USA (Florida); Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Belize; Honduras; ?Panama; Bahamas; Turks & Caicos Isl.; Cuba; Cayman Isl.; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Navassa Isl.; Barbuda; San Andres y Providencia (San Andres, Providencia y Santa Catalina)
78 USA 79 MEX 80 BLZ HON 81 ABA BAH CAY CUB HIS JAM NAV TCI
Synonyms: hidden
= Apocynum obliquum Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: 8 (1768)
= Echites crassipes A.Rich.; Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11(2): 91 (1850)
= Echites echites (L.) Britton ex Small; Fl. Miami [Small] 147 (1913)
= Echites littoreus Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 212 (1819)
= Echites longiflorus (Griseb.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 194 (1878), nom. illeg.
= Echites obliquus (Mill.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 193 (1878)
= Echites ovatus Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 192 (1878), nom. illeg.
= Echites umbellatus subsp. crassipes (A.Rich.) Borhidi & O.Muñiz; Bot. Közlem. 62: 26 (1975)
= Echites umbellatus var. crassipes (A.Rich.) M.Gómez; Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 274 (1895)
= Echites umbellatus var. longiflorus Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 172 (1866)
= Rhodocalyx crassipes (A.Rich.) Miers; Apocyn. S. Amer. 140 (1878)
= Tabernaemontana echites L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 945 (1759)
species :
Echites woodsonianus Monach.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 86: 245 (1959)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo); Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 COS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Allotoonia parviflora J.F.Morales & J.K.Williams; Sida 21(1): 148 (2004)
= Allotoonia woodsoniana (Monach.) J.F.Morales & J.K.Williams; Lankesteriana 5(2): 119 (2005)
= Echites parviflorus Sessé & Moc.; Pl. Nov. Hisp., ed. 1: 28 (1888), nom. illeg.
= Prestonia woodsoniana (Monach.) A.H.Gentry; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 70(1): 205 (1983)
species :
Echites yucatanensis Millsp. ex Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 35 (1930)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Echites circinnalis Woodson; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 21: 616 (1934), nom. illeg.
= Echites elegantulus Woodson; Amer. J. Bot. 22: 686 (1935)
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