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As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Prestonia R.Br.

This genus name was first published in Asclepiadeae 58 (1810)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000031117.

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Synonyms of Prestonia

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Belandra	S.F.Blake	Contr. Gray Herb. 52: 78. 1917. (28 Sept 1917)	wfo-4000004330
Guachamaca	Grosourdy	Me}d. Bot. Criollo 1(1): 296. 1864.	wfo-4000016285
Haemadictyon	Lindl.	Trans. Hort. Soc. London 6: 70 (1825)	wfo-4000016669
Rhaptocarpus	Miers	Apocyn. S. Am. 151. 1878.	wfo-4000032916

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