Cynanchum acutum

Cynanchum acutum

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadaceae
Genus:	Cynanchum
Species:	C. acutum
Binomial name
*Cynanchum acutum* L.
Synonyms^[1]
List Cyathella cathayensis (Tsiang & H.T.Zhang) C.Y.Wu & D.Z.Li Cynanchum cathayense Tsiang & H.T.Zhang Cynanchum excelsum Desf. Cynanchum fissum Pomel Cynanchum hastatum Lam. Cynanchum longifolium G.Martens Cynanchum maritimum Salisb. Cynanchum monspeliacum L. Cynanchum orientale Willd. ex Spreng. Cynanchum sibiricum Willd. Solenostemma acutum (L.) Wehmer Vincetoxicum acutum (L.) Kuntze Vincetoxicum excelsum (Desf.) Kuntze

Cynanchum acutum is a species of climbing vine swallowworts native to Europe, Africa, and Asia.^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are often distinguished:

C. acutum subsp. acutum, Europe, Africa, western Asia^[2]
C. acutum subsp. sibiricum, Asian^[4]

References

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↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
1 2 "USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]".
↑ Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 210 戟叶鹅绒藤 ji ye e rong teng Cynanchum acutum subsp. sibiricum (Willdenow) K. H. Rechinger, Fl. Iranica. 73: 9. 1970.
↑ Bingtao Li, Michael G. Gilbert, and W. Douglas Stevens. Wu, C. Y. and P. H. Raven, ed. "Flora of China" 16. |chapter= ignored (help)

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