Funastrum clausum (Jacq.) Schltr.

White twinevine (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Funastrum

Characteristics

A climber.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Insecticide (unspecified), Maggot (unspecified), Wart (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Images

Flower

Funastrum clausum flower picture by cristian gaviria londoño (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Funastrum clausum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Barbados, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uruguay, United States of America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106366-2
WFO ID wfo-0000693498
COL ID 6JS3V
BDTFX ID 7190
INPN ID 633689
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sarcostemma clausum Asclepias alba Asclepias clausa Asclepias jacquiniana Asclepias scandens Asclepias vicinalis Asclepias volubilis Cynanchum filliforme Sarcostemma brownii Funastrum bonariense Funastrum clausum Funastrum crassifolium Funastrum cumanense Funastrum cuspidatum Funastrum dombeyanum Funastrum filiforme Funastrum fragile Funastrum gardneri Funastrum pallidum Funastrum palmeri Funastrum pedunculatum Funastrum pubescens Asclepias linearifolia Cynanchum album Cynanchum filiforme Cynanchum mexicanum Cynanchum verticillare Funastrum apiculatum Funastrum barbatum Funastrum glaziovii Funastrum lanceolatum Funastrum lasianthum Funastrum riparium Funastrum schottii Funastrum seibertii Gonolobus albus Gonolobus filiformis Sarcostemma barbatum Sarcostemma bifidum Sarcostemma dombeyanum Sarcostemma gardneri Sarcostemma glaziovii Philibertia viminalis Sarcostemma jacquinii Sarcostemma lineare Sarcostemma pallidum Sarcostemma swartzianum Philibertia clausa Philibertia gardneri Philibertia palmeri Philibertella clausa Philibertia riparia Philibertella lasiantha Philibertella pallida Philibertella pedunculata Philibertella riparia Schizoglossum filiforme Apocynum proliferum Sarcostemma pedunculatum Sarcostemma riparium Sarcostemma schottii Sarcostemma apiculatum Sarcostemma bonariense Sarcostemma cuspidatum Schollia viminalis Vincetoxicum leucanthum Philibertella crassifolia Philibertella cumanensis Philibertia bonariensis Philibertia cuspidata Philibertia cumanensis Philibertia crassifolia Philibertella palmeri Cynanchum clausum Sarcostemma cumanense Sarcostemma pubescens Asclepias filiformis Cynanchum leucanthum Ceramanthus bonariensis Sarcostemma crassifolium Asclepias viminalis