Definition
A genus of tropical climbing vines or shrubs in the dogbane family, known for their milky sap and ornamental flowers.
Etymology
From Greek 'echis' (viper), likely named for the plant's climbing, snake-like growth pattern or possibly its toxic milky sap.
Kelly Says
Many Echites species have adapted to tropical rainforests by producing toxic milky sap that deters herbivores—it's the plant equivalent of a viper's warning, and some species' compounds are being studied for cancer research!
Translations
ARالعربية
echites
e-ki-tes
CACatalà
echites
e-ki-tes
CSČeština
echites
e-ki-tes
DEDeutsch
Echites
e-ki-tes
ELΕλληνικά
echites
e-ki-tes
ESEspañol
echites
e-ki-tes
FRFrançais
Echites
e-ki-tes
HIहिन्दी
echites
e-ki-tes
HUMagyar
echites
e-ki-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
echites
e-ki-tes
ITItaliano
echites
e-ki-tes
MSBahasa Melayu
echites
e-ki-tes
MYမြန်မာ
echites
e-ki-tes
NLNederlands
echites
e-ki-tes
PLPolski
echites
e-ki-tes
PTPortuguês
echites
e-ki-tes
RORomână
echites
e-ki-tes
RUРусский
эхитис
e-khiti-s
SVSvenska
echites
e-ki-tes
SWKiswahili
echites
e-ki-tes
TEతెలుగు
echites
e-ki-tes
TRTürkçe
echites
e-ki-tes
UKУкраїнська
ехітис
e-khiti-s
VITiếng Việt
echites
e-ki-tes