Cundurango | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadaceae |
Genus: | Gonolobus |
Species: | G.condurango |
Binomial name | |
Gonolobus condurango Decne. |
Gonolobus condurango, commonly known as Cundurango or Condurango, is the bark of a South American vine of the milkweed family. It has been supposed, but erroneously, to be a cure for cancer.