Apocynaceae

Echites P.Browne

First published in Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 181 (1756)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Floridato Caribbean, Mexico to Colombia.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 1662] Burma K001113750 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1670] Malaysia K001113768 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1667] Bangladesh K001113764 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1662] Burma K001113748 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1660] Singapore K001113744 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4464] K001039055 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma K001132783 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1666] K001113762 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [1661] Cuba K000582822 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1662] Burma K001113751 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1669] Bangladesh K001113767 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1659] Burma K001113742 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1663] K001113752 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma K001132795 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1663] K001113754 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1663] K001113753 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1670] Malaysia K001113769 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1663] K001113756 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1662] Burma K001113749 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1667] Bangladesh K001113765 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1663] K001113755 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1666] India K001113763 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peck, M.E. [35] Belize K000582748 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1659] Burma K001113743 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1666] K001113761 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0