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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.

Species

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.

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