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Echites
1756Summary
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......read more on Wikipedia.
35 Echites species found, including:
Climate
What environment do Echites prefer?
| Place | Rain (24h) | Sun | Humidity Hum. | Wind | |
| Loading... | 0.8in | 918umol | 64% | 4mph | |
| Loading... | 1.2in | 12umol | 84% | 9mph | |
| Loading... | 0in | 18umol | 81% | 11mph | |
Natural Habitat
Where do Echites grow?
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Traditional Uses
There's also wisdom in how different civilizations used plants throughout the millenia.
And some people put tremendous effort into collecting and preserving it.
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