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Cynanchum |
In the foreground, Cynanchum aphyllum
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Cynanchum acuminatifolium
Cynanchum acutum
Cynanchum amplexicaule
Cynanchum andringitrense
Cynanchum angustifolium
Cynanchum anthonyanum
Cynanchum aphyllum
Cynanchum atratum
Cynanchum auriculatum
Cynanchum arizonicum
Cynanchum barbigerum - bearded swallowwort
Cynanchum batangense
Cynanchum bicampanulatum
Cynanchum biondioides
Cynanchum boudieri
Cynanchum brevicoronatum
Cynanchum bungei
Cynanchum callialatum
Cynanchum canescens
Cynanchum carnosum
Cynanchum chekiangense
Cynanchum chinense
Cynanchum christineae
Cynanchum corymbosum
Cynanchum danguyanum
Cynanchum decipiens
Cynanchum duclouxii
Cynanchum elegans
Cynanchum erubescens
Cynanchum fordii
Cynanchum formosanum
Cynanchum forrestii
Cynanchum giraldii
Cynanchum glaucescens
Cynanchum floribundum - Dumara bush
Cynanchum gortsianum
Cynanchum heydei
Cynanchum hydrophilum
Cynanchum inamoenum
Cynanchum insulanum
Cynanchum kingdonwardii
Cynanchum kintungense
Cynanchum komarovii
Cynanchum kwangsiense
Cynanchum laeve - honeyvine
Cynanchum lineare
Cynanchum linearisepalum
Cynanchum longipedunculatum
Cynanchum louiseae - Louis's swallowwort
Cynanchum lysimachioides
Cynanchum marnieranum
Cynanchum megalanthum
Cynanchum mongolicum
Cynanchum mooreanum
Cynanchum nigrum
Cynanchum officinale
Cynanchum otophyllum
Cynanchum paniculatum
Cynanchum pedunculatum
Cynanchum pingshanicum
Cynanchum puberulum
Cynanchum purpureum
Cynanchum racemosum
Cynanchum riparium
Cynanchum rockii
Cynanchum rossicum - pale swallowwort,
dog-strangling swallowwort, dog-strangling vine
Cynanchum sinoracemosum
Cynanchum stauntonii
Cynanchum stenophyllum
Cynanchum sublanceolatum
Cynanchum szechuanense
Cynanchum taihangense
Cynanchum thesioides
Cynanchum utahense
Cynanchum versicolor
Cynanchum verticillatum
Cynanchum vincetoxicum
Cynanchum volubile
Cynanchum wallichii
Cynanchum wangii
Cynanchum wilfordii
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Cynanchum is a genus of about 300 species including some swallowworts, belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The taxon name comes from Greek kynos (meaning "dog") and anchien ("to choke"), referring to the toxicity of these plants. Most species are non succulent climbers or twiners.
[edit] Distribution
These species are found worldwide in the Tropics and Subtropics. Several species also grow in temperate regions.
The root of Cynanchum atratum is used in Chinese traditional medicine and called Bai wei.
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