''Prestonia'' is a genus of plants in the family
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...
, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to
Mexico
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,
Central America
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,
South America
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, and the
West Indies
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.
[ It is closely related to ''Artia'' and '']Parsonsia
''Parsonsia'' is a genus of woody vines in the family Apocynaceae. Species occur throughout Indomalaya, Australasia and Melanesia.
Description
The leaves are opposite, the shape and size of juvenile leaves often bearing little resemblance to th ...
''.[Morales, J.F.; Endress, M.E.; Liede-Schumann, S. (2017) Sex, drugs and pupusas: Disentangling relationships in Echiteae (Apocynaceae). Taxon 66 (3): 623-644. https://doi.org/10.12705/663.7]
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# ''Prestonia agglutinata'' (Jacq.) Woodson = '' Echites agglutinatus'' Jacq.
# ''Prestonia arborescens'' Monach. = '' Hylaea arborescens'' (Monach.) J.F.Morales
# ''Prestonia caudata'' Woodson = '']Echites puntarenensis
''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
Over 500 names have been publishe ...
'' J.F.Morales
# ''Prestonia contorta'' (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl. = '' Laubertia contorta'' (M.Martens & Galeotti) Woodson
# ''Prestonia hirsuta'' Spreng. 1824 not Müll.Arg. 1860 = '' Mandevilla pavonii'' (A.DC.) Woodson
# ''Prestonia langlassei'' Standl. = '' Laubertia contorta'' (M.Martens & Galeotti) Woodson
# ''Prestonia leptoloba'' Monach. = '' Hylaea leptoloba'' (Monach.) J.F.Morales
# ''Prestonia peruviana'' Spreng. = '' Mandevilla glandulosa'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
# ''Prestonia woodsoniana'' (Monach.) A.H.Gentry = ''Echites woodsonianus
''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
Over 500 names have been publishe ...
'' Monach.
References
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Apocynaceae genera