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;

Glossonema varians Pods : Oman : 060518 : AK-8 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)

Adding the pods of Glossonema varians of Apocynaceae from Oman.

Have yet to find the flowers.

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Plant from Anjar – Kutch (Gujarat) : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)- 1 Mb each.

I’d plz
Location – Anjar – Kutch (Gujarat)
Date – April – 2018

Can it be from Apocynaceae ?

I don’t think so.

Glossonema varians, Apocynaceae. May be a new record for Gujarat/India. Please check.

Glossonema varians of Apocynaceae.

I have seen the pods in Oman.

Very interesting… should be from Apocyanaceae

Wow beautiful it is typical desert species

Glossonema varians belonging to Asclepiadaceae

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 (Glossonema varians (Stocks) Benth. ex Hook.f.) POWO IPNI
GBIF (with type specimens) High resolution specimen High resolution specimen 2 BSI Flora of India checklist Flora of Pakistan FOP illustration Arkive Flora of Qatar Famine Foods – Purdue University IBIS Flora Cynanchum (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae): A pantropical Asclepiadoid genus revisited in Taxon 65(3):467-486 · June 2016;

Updated on December 24, 2024