Prestonia (plant)

Prestonia
Prestonia coalita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Apocynoideae
Tribe:	Echiteae
Genus:	Prestonia R.Br. [1]
Synonyms [2]
BelandraS.F.Blake GuachamacaGrosourdy HaemadictyonLindl. RhaptocarpusMiers

Prestonia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies. ^[3] It is closely related to Artia and Parsonsia . ^{[4] [5]}

Species

63 species are accepted. ^[2]

1. Prestonia acrensis J.F.Morales – Acre in Brazil
2. Prestonia amabilis J.F.Morales – Pastaza in Ecuador
3. Prestonia amazonica (Benth. ex Müll.Arg.) J.F.Macbr. – N Brazil
4. Prestonia annularis (L.f.) G.Don – Trinidad, N South America
5. Prestonia antioquiana J.F.Morales & Liede – Colombia
6. Prestonia bahiensis Müll.Arg. – E Brazil
7. Prestonia boliviana J.F.Morales & A.Fuentes – Chuquisaca
8. Prestonia brittonii N.E.Br. – Trinidad, Venezuela
9. Prestonia calycina Müll.Arg. – S Brazil, Paraguay, NE Argentina
10. Prestonia cayennensis (A.DC.) Pichon – N South America
11. Prestonia clandestina J.F.Morales – S Mexico
12. Prestonia coalita (Vell.) Woodson – much of South America
13. Prestonia cogolloi J.F.Morales – Antioquia in Colombia
14. Prestonia cordifolia Woodson – Peru
15. Prestonia cyaniphylla (Rusby) Woodson – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, N Argentina
16. Prestonia denticulata (Vell.) Woodson – Pará, Rio de Janeiro
17. Prestonia didyma (Vell.) Woodson – E Brazil
18. Prestonia discolor Woodson – Guyana
19. Prestonia dusenii (Malme) Woodson – S Brazil
20. Prestonia exserta (A.DC.) Standl. – Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama
21. Prestonia falcatosepala J.F.Morales – Colombia, Ecuador
22. Prestonia folsomii J.F.Morales – Colombia, Panama
23. Prestonia guianensis Gleason – Venezuela, Guyana
24. Prestonia hammelii J.F.Morales – Costa Rica
25. Prestonia haughtii Woodson – Colombia
26. Prestonia ipomaeifolia A.DC. – Panama, NW South America, Fr Guiana
27. Prestonia lacerata Woodson – Peru
28. Prestonia lagoensis (Müll.Arg.) Woodson – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina
29. Prestonia lauta J.F.Morales – Colombia
30. Prestonia leco A.Fuentes & J.F.Morales – La Paz in Bolivia
31. Prestonia lenticellata A.H.Gentry – Panama
32. Prestonia lindleyana Woodson – Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil
33. Prestonia longifolia (Sessé & Moc.) J.F.Morales – S Mexico, Central America, Colombia
34. Prestonia megagros (Vell.) Woodson – Venezuela, Brazil
35. Prestonia mexicana A.DC. – C + S Mexico, Central America, Colombia
36. Prestonia mollis Kunth – Panama, NW South America
37. Prestonia morilloi Markgr. – Venezuela, Colombia, Panama
38. Prestonia mucronata Rusby – northeastern Colombia
39. Prestonia occultata J.F.Morales & Cornejo – Ecuador and Peru
40. Prestonia ornata (Hoehne) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede – Bolivia, western Brazil, and Peru
41. Prestonia papillosa (Müll.Arg.) J.F.Morales – Colombia
42. Prestonia parviflora (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. – Venezuela, Colombia
43. Prestonia parvifolia K.Schum. ex Woodson – Ecuador
44. Prestonia peregrina Woodson – Ecuador
45. Prestonia plumeriifolia Markgr. – Peru, NW Brazil
46. Prestonia portobellensis (Beurl.) Woodson – S Mexico to Ecuador
47. Prestonia premontana J.F.Morales – Venezuela
48. Prestonia quinquangularis (Jacq.) Spreng. – South + Central America, West Indies
49. Prestonia racemosa J.F.Morales – Peru
50. Prestonia riverae J.F.Morales – Costa Rica
51. Prestonia robusta Rusby – Peru, Bolivia
52. Prestonia rotundifolia K.Schum. ex Woodson – Colombia, Ecuador
53. Prestonia schumanniana Woodson – Ecuador
54. Prestonia seemannii Miers – N Colombia, Panama
55. Prestonia solanifolia (Müll.Arg.) Woodson – SE Brazil
56. Prestonia speciosa Donn.Sm. – Chiapas to Nicaragua
57. Prestonia succo J.F.Morales – Peru
58. Prestonia surinamensis Müll.Arg. – Colombia, N Brazil, 3 Guianas
59. Prestonia tomentosa R.Br. – tropical South America
60. Prestonia trifida Poepp.) Woodson – Costa Rica to Brazil
61. Prestonia tysonii A.H.Gentry – Panama
62. Prestonia vana Woodson – Peru
63. Prestonia vaupesana Woodson – Venezuela, Colombia

Formerly included ^[3]

1. Prestonia agglutinata(Jacq.) Woodson = Echites agglutinatus Jacq.
2. Prestonia arborescensMonach. = Hylaea arborescens (Monach.) J.F.Morales
3. Prestonia caudataWoodson = Echites puntarenensis J.F.Morales
4. Prestonia contorta(M.Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl. = Laubertia contorta (M.Martens & Galeotti) Woodson
5. Prestonia erectaJ.F.Morales = Rhodocalyx rotundifolius Müll.Arg.
6. Prestonia hirsutaSpreng. 1824 not Müll.Arg. 1860 = Mandevilla pavonii (A.DC.) Woodson
7. Prestonia langlasseiStandl. = Laubertia contorta (M.Martens & Galeotti) Woodson
8. Prestonia leptolobaMonach. = Hylaea leptoloba (Monach.) J.F.Morales
9. Prestonia peruvianaSpreng. = Mandevilla glandulosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
10. Prestonia riedelii(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. = Rhodocalyx riedelii (Müll.Arg.) J.F.Morales, M.E.Endress & Liede
11. Prestonia woodsoniana(Monach.) A.H.Gentry = Echites woodsonianus Monach.

References

1. "Prestonia information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
2. "Prestonia R.Br". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 12 July 2025.
3. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families" . Retrieved May 18, 2014.
4. Livshultz, T., D. J. Middleton, M. E. Endress, and J. K. Williams.(2007) Phylogeny of Apocynoideae and the APSA Clade (Apocynaceae S.l.). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 94, no. 2: 324–59.
5. 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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