Apocynaceae

Prestonia R.Br.

First published in Asclepiadeae: 58 (1810), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Scatolin do Rio, M.C. & Kinoshita, L.S. (2005). Prestonia (Apocynaceae) no Sul e Suleste do Brasil. Hoehnea 32: 233-258.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Ganev, W. [3248] Brazil K001062106 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Gasson, P.E.; Natalino, L. [6211] Brazil K001062105 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Mello-Silva, R., et al. [1577] Brazil K000324923 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Stannard, B.L.; Arrais, M.G.M. [703] Brazil K000903489 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T.; Roque, N.; Harley, R.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5206] Brazil K000903511 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T.; Roque, N.; Harley, R.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5206] Brazil K000903510 Yes
May 1, 1997 Burchell [9959] Brazil K000903406 Yes
May 1, 1997 Glaziou [12077] Brazil K000903506 Yes
May 1, 1997 Parker [s.n.] Guyana K000903405 Yes
May 1, 1997 Glaziou, A. [8173] Brazil K000903508 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Stannard, B.; Ganev, W.; Queiroz, R.F. [H 51643] Brazil K000903513 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T.; Roque, N.; Harley, R.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5493] Brazil K000903515 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Ganev, W. [2859] Brazil K000903512 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hind, D.J.N.; Harley, R.M.; Lughadha, E.N.; Souza, V.C.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Ganev, W. [50470] Brazil K000903514 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D.; Silva, N.T. [1325] Brazil K000903408 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Irwin, H.S.; Pires, J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [48488] French Guiana K000903409 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [23555] Brazil K000903501 Yes
Gardner [1760] Brazil K000903504 Yes
Ollerton, J.; Gopaul, D.; Cranmer, L.; Henderson, B.; Kellie, S. [181] Guyana K:SPC-64608.000 No
Sinclair Ecuador K000582596 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou [12944] Brazil K000903505 Yes
Warming [s.n.] Brazil K000903425 Yes
Glaziou [12944] Brazil K000903507 Yes
s.coll. [1053] Colombia K000582609 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mexia, Y. [5337] Brazil K000903447 Yes
André, E. [1485] Colombia K000582607 Unknown Type Material Yes
Weir, J. [75] Brazil K000903497 Yes
Schomburgk [713] Guyana K000582568 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [713] Guyana K000582567 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [10093] Brazil K000903407 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Smith, L.B.; Klein, R. [12276] Brazil K000903499 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [13368] Brazil K000903496 Yes
Mexia, Y. [4561] Brazil K000903509 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Haas, H. [13936] Brazil K000903500 Yes
Macedo, A. [4104] Brazil K000903424 Yes
Sinclair Ecuador K000582595 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou, A. [9925] Brazil K000903436 Yes
Glaziou, A. [18363] Brazil K000903503 Yes
Dusén, P. [16454] Brazil K000903498 Yes
Spruce [s.n.] Brazil K000903446 Yes
Souza, V.C.; Giulietti, A.M.; Atkins, S.; Harley, R.M.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5066] Brazil K000903495 Yes
Brazil K000582565 Unknown Type Material Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [520] Brazil K000903490 Yes
Hostmann [981] Suriname K000582556 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000903445 Yes
Brasiliensis [8452] Brazil K000582566 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou [8800] Brazil K000903516 Yes
Spruce, R. [6484] Ecuador K000582594 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hostmann [981] Suriname K000582557 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images