Cynanchum zeyheri Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Cynanchum

Characteristics

Small, mat-forming, rhizomatous herb, up to 150 mm tall, sap milky. Leaves fleshy, ovate to suborbicular, 8-15 x 5-10 mm. Flowers 1-5, opening together in extra-axillary clusters, on peduncles 0.5-5 mm long, pedicels 5-10 mm long. Corolla rotate, lobed to base, lobes spreading, 1-2 mm long, brown. Corona shortly tubular, 1.5-2 mm long, white, staminal column 0.7-0.8 mm tall.
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Much-branched, mat-forming perennial to 30 cm; sap milky. Leaves opposite, ovate to suborbicular, fleshy. Flowers in extra-axillary clusters, brown, corona white, cup-shaped, gynostegium clearly stalked, as long as corona.
A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits pods
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Cynanchum zeyheri world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:96704-1
WFO ID wfo-0000633758
COL ID 3399Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cynanchum zeyheri