''Prestonia'' is a genus of plants in the family
Apocynaceae
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, 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''.][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'' 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'' Monach.
]
References
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Apocynaceae genera