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6834.000 Cynanchum
SARCOSTEMMA R. Br.
Goyder, D.J. (2007) Zimbabwean Asclepiadaceae. Unpublished list.
Liede, S. (1996) A revision of Cynanchum in Africa Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 83 283-345
Liede, S. & and Täuber, A. (2002) Circumscription of the Genus Cynanchum (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae) Systematic Botany 27(4) 789-800
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs, sometimes leafless; latex usually white. Leaves simple, opposite. Corolla fused basally. Gynostegial corona in one or two whorls. Follicles generally single. Seeds flattened, sometimes winged, with a tuft of white hairs. Zimbabwe: 7 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| gerrardii (Harv.) Liede | N,W,S | Description, Image |
| mossambicense K. Schum. | N,S | Description, Image |
| orangeanum (Schltr.) N.E. Br. | ? | Description |
| praecox S. Moore | N,C | Description, Image |
| schistoglossum Schltr. | W,?S | Description, Image |
| umtalense Liede | E | Description, Image |
| viminale (L.) L. subsp. viminale | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): CynanchumFlora Zambesiaca web site: Cynanchum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cynanchum
Wikipedia: Cynanchum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cynanchum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cynanchum
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