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Echites
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Echites

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.

Species

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Devil's Potato

speciesEchites umbellatus

Echites tuxtlensis

speciesEchites tuxtlensis

Loroco

speciesEchites panduratus

Echites yucatanensis

speciesEchites yucatanensis

babeiro

speciesEchites agglutinatus

Echites woodsonianus

speciesEchites woodsonianus

Echites puntarenensis

speciesEchites puntarenensis

Echites brevipedunculatus

speciesEchites brevipedunculatus

Echites asperoglottis

speciesEchites asperoglottis

Echites turbinatus

speciesEchites turbinatus

Echites speciosissimus

speciesEchites speciosissimus

Echites cajalbanicus

speciesEchites cajalbanicus

Echites candelarianus

speciesEchites candelarianus

Echites darienensis

speciesEchites darienensis

Echites microcalyx

speciesEchites microcalyx

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 157236.