Cynanchum tunicatum (Retz.) Alston
First published in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 194 (1931)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India, Sri Lanka. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
India, Sri Lanka
Introduced into:
Malaya
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Asclepias tunicata (Retz.) Roxb. in Hort. Bengal.: 20 (1814)
- Cynanchum pauciflorum R.Br. in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 45 (1811), nom. superfl.
- Cynoctonum pauciflorum Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 528 (1844), nom. superfl.
- Periploca tunicata Retz. in Observ. Bot. 2: 15 (1781)
- Vincetoxicum tunicatum (Retz.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 423 (1891)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cynanchum inconspicuum Griff. in Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 66 (1854)
- Cynanchum truncatum R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 440 (1810)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Dassanayake (ed.) (1983). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 4: 1-532. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
- Middleton, J.D. (ed.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 13: 1-654. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Dassanayake (ed.) (1983). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 4: 1-532. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
- Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
- Middleton, J.D. (ed.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 13: 1-654. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 8223] | Cynanchum pauciflorum | K001129283 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images