Apocynum venetum

Apocynum venetum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Apocynum
Species: A. venetum
Binomial name
Apocynum venetum
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Trachomitum venetum (L.) Woodson
  • Apocynum armenum Pobed.
  • Trachomitum armenum (Pobed.) Pobed.
  • Apocynum basikurumon H.Hara
  • Apocynum lancifolium Russanov
  • Trachomitum lancifolium (Russanov) Pobed.
  • Nerium antidysentericum Lepech. 1790 not L. 1753 nor Lepech. 1795
  • Nerium sibiricum Medik.
  • Apocynum sibiricum Pall. ex Roem. & Schult. 1819 not Jacq. 1770
  • Apocynum compressum Moench
  • Trachomitum sarmatiense Woodson
  • Apocynum sarmatiense (Woodson) O.Wissjul.
  • Apocynum scabrum Russanov
  • Trachomitum scabrum (Russanov) Pobed.
  • Apocynum tauricum Pobed.
  • Trachomitum tauricum (Pobed.) Pobed.

Apocynum venetum is a plant species in the dogbane family, poisonous but used as a source of fiber, medicine, and nectar for production of honey.[2]

Distribution

Apocynum venetum is considered to be native to a wide range in northern Asia and SE Europe: Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Siberia, Central Asia, Iran, Iraq, Cyprus, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, and Japan. [1][2][3]

Subspecies

Subspecies include: [1]

  1. Apocynum venetum subsp. armenum (Pobed.) ined. - Turkey, Iran, Caucasus
  2. Apocynum venetum subsp. basikurumon (H.Hara) ined. - Japan
  3. Apocynum venetum subsp. lancifolium (Russanov) ined. - Siberia, China (including Tibet + Xinjiang), Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
  4. Apocynum venetum subsp. russanovii (Pobed.) ined. - Ostriv Dzharylhach Peninsula in Ukraine
  5. Apocynum venetum subsp. sarmatiense (Woodson) ined. - Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Caucasus
  6. Apocynum venetum subsp. scabrum (Russanov) ined. - Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan
  7. Apocynum venetum subsp. tauricum (Pobed.) ined. - Cape St. Ilya in Crimea
  8. Apocynum venetum subsp. venetum - Italy

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 181 罗布麻 luo bu ma Apocynum venetum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 213. 1753.
  3. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Apocino veneto, Trachomitum venetum (L.) Woodson


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