Cynanchum acidum

Cynanchum acidum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Cynanchinae
Genus: Cynanchum
Species: Cynanchum acidum

Name

Cynanchum acidum (Roxb.) Oken, Allg. Naturgesch. 3(2): 1032 (1841)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Asclepias acida Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed (1832), 2: 31. (1832)

• Homotypic
  • Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.) Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 542 (1845)

• Heterotypic
  • Asclepias aphylla Roxb. ex Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 60 (1834), not validly publ.
  • Sarcostemma brevistigma Wight & Arn., Contr. Bot. India 59. (1834)

Note:

Sometimes treated as conspecific to Cynanchum viminale (L.) L., Mant. Pl. 2: 392 (1771) (Govaerts et al., 2017)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Pakistan to China (S. Guangdong) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Oken, L. 1841. Allgemeine Naturgeschichte 3(2): 1032.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Cynanchum acidum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 July 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Cynanchum acidum. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 8 2017.
• Khanum, R., Surveswaran, S., Meve, U. & Liede-Schumann, S. 2016. Cynanchum (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae): A pantropical Asclepiadoid genus revisited. Taxon 65(3): 467–486. DOI: 10.12705/653.3 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Meve, U. & Liede-Schumann, S. 2012. Taxonomic dissolution of Sarcostemma (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae). Kew Bulletin 67(4): 751–758. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-012-9384-2 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2017. Cynanchum acidum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Sept. 2017.

Vernacular names

தமிழ்: கொடிக்கள்ளி

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