Apocynaceae
Cynanchum
Cynanchum viminale

Cynanchum viminale subsp. viminale

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is SE. Kenya to NE. Tanzania, W. Indian Ocean, Pakistan to China (S. Guangdong) and Indo-China. It is a climbing succulent and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Bangladesh, China Southeast, Comoros, Hainan, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Réunion, Seychelles, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Autrey, J.C., Bosser, J. & Ferguson, I.K. (eds.) (2005). Flore des Mascareignes 121-126: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Castle, G.E. in Friedmann, F. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. ORSTOM éditions.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Renvoize, S.A. (1980). The Flora of Aldabra and neighbouring islands: 1-358. Crown, London.
  • Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1995). Flora of China 16: 1-479. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Greenway, P.G.; Kanuri [12679] Kenya K:SPC-39961.000 No
Wight [1558] Indian Subcontinent K000894606 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K:SPC-58959.000 No
Wight, R. [1558] Indian Subcontinent K000894607 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jeffrey, C. [561] Seychelles K:SPC-22908.000 No
Jeffrey, C. [618] Seychelles K:SPC-24485.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8233] India Sarcostemma brevistigma K001129311 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J. S. [20816] India Sarcostemma brevistigma K001387951 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8233] India Sarcostemma brevistigma K001129310 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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