Apocynaceae
Cynanchum

Cynanchum ligulatum (Benth.) Woodson

First published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 210 (1941)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Arizona to Mexico. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 28, 1980 Hartweg [1612] Mexico K000197205 Type Yes
Jul 28, 1980 Hartweg [1612] Mexico K000197206 Isotype Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5564] Mexico K000465569 No
Hinton, G.B. [9373] Mexico K000465566 No
Hinton, G.B. [4737] Mexico K000465568 No
Hinton, G.B. [7146] Mexico K000465564 No
Hinton, G.B. [13092] Mexico K000465567 No
Palmer, E. [280] Mexico K000197204 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinton, G.B. [6429] Mexico K000465565 No
Hinton, G.B. [4484] Mexico K000465563 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images