Echites umbellatus
| Echites umbellatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Echites |
| Species: | E. umbellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Echites umbellatus Jacq. (1760)
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Echites umbellatus is a flowering vine in the family Apocynaceae, commonly referred to as devil's potato.[1] It was first described in 1760 by Dutch botanist, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin. The species grows in parts of Florida, Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula, Belize, Honduras, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Colombian islands in the Western Caribbean.[2]
It is a perennial with white flowers[3] and is toxic.[4]
References
- ^ "Echites umbellatus - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.
- ^ "Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve - Plant Listings - Echites umbellata".
- ^ "Plants Profile for Echites umbellatus (devil's potato)". plants.usda.gov.
- ^ The Spooky World of Plants