Cynanchum obtusifolium L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Cynanchum

Characteristics

Perennial, much-branched climber, up to 3 m long; basally woody with yellowish bark. Leaves thinly coriaceous, ovate to elliptic, 20-40 x 15-40 mm, glabrous, base rounded to subtruncate or cordate, apex obtuse and acuminate, or obcordate and acuminate, margins entire or crenulate; petioles 5-15 mm long. Inflorescences cymose, 8-15-flowered, with 3-6 flowers open at same time. Peduncle 3-5 mm long. Pedicels 3.5-6.0 mm long, dense indumentum. Buds: aestivation imbricate. Flowers green, sweetly scented. Corolla rotate, basally fused, spreading, 3-4 x 1.0-1.5 mm. Corona white, cyathiform, taller than gynostegium, 2.0-2.5 mm tall. Anthers trapezoid. Flowering time all year, peaking in Jan.-July. Follicles obclavate, 40-50 x 10-12 mm, keeled, brown to dark brown.
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Climber with woody base to 3 m, sometimes hairy; sap milky. Leaves opposite, ovate-elliptic. Flowers in extra-axillary clusters, dull green, corona white, shallow and deeply lobed, gynostegium sessile.
A climber. It has a woody base and climbs 3 m tall. It has milky sap. The leaves are opposite and narrowly oval. The flowers are in clusters near the axils of leaves.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible fruits
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Images

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Distribution

Cynanchum obtusifolium world distribution map, present in Mozambique and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:96449-1
WFO ID wfo-0000633408
COL ID 338YQ
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Synonyms

Vincetoxicum dregeanum Cynanchum obtusifolium Vincetoxicum obtusifolium Cynanchum obtusifolium var. obtusifolium