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The relationship between the genusEchites andPrestonia sect.Coalitae is analyzed and discussed.Prestonia agglutinata andP. woodsoniana are restored toEchites. In addition,Echites darienensis is described and a new name,Echites puntarenensis, is proposed here. Eight species are maintained inEchites.
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Morales, J.F. A reevaluation of echites and prestonia sect. Coalitae (apocynaceae). Brittonia 49, 328–336 (1997). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807832
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