Cynanchum viminale subsp. viminale

Cynanchum viminale (L.) L., Mant. Pl. 2: 392 (1771) (syn: Apocynum viminale Bassi ex Schult. ; Asclepias acida Roxb. ; Asclepias aphylla Roxb. ex Wight ; Cynanchum acidum (Roxb.) Oken ; Decanemopsis aphylla Costantin & Gallaud ; Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.) Voigt ; Sarcostemma brevistigma Wight & Arn. ; Sarcostemma madagascariense Desc. ; Euphorbia pendula (Haw.) Sweet ; Tithymalus pendulus Haw.); . SE. Kenya to NE. Tanzania, […]

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Cynanchum varians

Cynanchum varians (Stocks) Liede & Khanum (syn: Glossonema arabicum Defl.; Glossonema varians (Stocks) Benth. ex Hook. fil.; Mastostigma varians Stocks; Odontanthera varians (Stocks) D.J. Mabberley); Saudi Arabia (Asir), Bahrain, Iran (S-Iran), Oman (Dhofar), Saudi Arabia (NE-Saudi Arabia), Yemen (Aden Desert), Qatar, Pakistan (Sind, Baluchistan, Karachi), India (Gujarat, Rajasthan) as per Catalogue of Life;     […]

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Cynanchum sarcomedium

Cynanchum sarcomedium Meve & Liede, Kew Bull. 67: 753 (2012) (syn: Sarcostemma intermedium Decne. ); . India as per POWO; , Leafless stragglers; branches succulent, terete, jointed; latex milky. Umbels terminal, 5 – 15 flowered; flowers creamy; pedicels 0.7-1.2 cm, creamy, puberulous. Calyx 5-lobed; lobes ovate-lanceolate, ca 2 mm. Corolla 1.4-1.8 cm across, 5-lobed; lobes ca 6 […]

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Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum

Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum (Wight & Arn.) Meve & Liede, Kew Bull. 67(4): 754. 2012 (syn: Sarcostemma brunonianum Wight & Arn.; Sarcostemma viminale subsp. brunonianum (Wight & Arn.) P.I.Forst.); . India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia (Langkawi), Philippines (Luzon), N. & E. Australia as per POWO; . Common name: Leafless East-Indian Vine • Hindi: सोमा Soma, सोमलता Somlata • Kannada: […]

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Cynanchum acutum

Cynanchum acutum L., Sp. Pl. 212 1753. (Syn: Cynanchum excelsum Desf.; Cynanchum fissum Pomel; Cynanchum hastatum Lam.; Cynanchum maritimum Salisb.; Cynanchum monspeliacum L.; Solenostemma acutum (L.) Wehmer; Vincetoxicum acutum (L.) Kuntze; Vincetoxicum excelsum (Desf.) Kuntze);   Images by Prashant Awale (Validation by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on […]

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Cynanchum callialatum

Cynanchum callialatum Buch.-Ham. ex Wight, Contr. Bot. India 56 1834. (Syn: Cyathella callialata (Buch.-Ham. ex Wight) C.Y.Wu & D.Z.Li; Cynanchum angustifolium Wight & Arn. [Illegitimate]; Cynanchum heyneanum Schult.; Cynoctonum angustifolium Decne.; Cynoctonum callialata (Buch.-Ham. ex Wight) Decne.; Periploca reticulata Roth (Unresolved); Vincetoxicum callialatum (Buch.-Ham. ex Wight) Kuntze); . Images by Satish Phadke (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For […]

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Cynanchum dalhousiae

Cynanchum dalhousiae Wight, Contr. Bot. India 55 1834. (Syn: Vincetoxicum dalhousiae (Wight) Kuntze);   Images by Balkar Singh & Dinesh Valke (Ids by Nidhan Singh, Tabish & Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)          VoF Week :: DV :: 01 AUG 12 – 0901 :: ¿ […]

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Cynanchum auriculatum

Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight, Contr. Bot. India 58 1834. (Syn: Cynanchum auriculatum var. sinense T.Yamaz.; Cynanchum saccatum W.T.Wang; Diploglossum auriculatum (Royle ex Wight) Meisn.; Endotropis auriculata (Royle ex Wight) Decne.; Vincetoxicum auriculatum (Royle ex Wight) Kuntze); . sigh-NAN-chum — from the Greek kyon (dog) and ancho (to strangle) … Dave’s Botanaryaw-rik-yoo-LAY-tum — shaped like an ear, eared … Dave’s Botanary .commonly known as: heart-leaf […]

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Cynanchum tunicatum

Cynanchum tunicatum (Retz.) Alston , Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 194 1931. (Syn: Cynanchum inconspicuum Griff.; Cynanchum pauciflorum R.Br.; Cynanchum truncatum R.Br.; Cynoctonum pauciflorum (R.Br.) Decne.; Periploca tunicata Retz.; Vincetoxicum tunicatum (Retz.) Kuntze); . S. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO; . coated swallow-wort, few-flowered cynanchum • Bengali: chagul-pati • Marathi: पांचाली panchali • Sinhalese: kang-koombala; […]

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