Cynanchum pulchellum

Cynanchum pulchellum
Botanical drawing, 1853
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Cynanchum
Species:
C. pulchellum
Binomial name
Cynanchum pulchellum
(Wall.) Liede & Khanum
Synonyms
  • Asclepias pulchella (Wall.) Roxb.
  • Oxystelma pulchellum (Wall.) D.Dietr.
  • Pergularia campanulata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Raphistemma pulchellum (Roxb.) Wall.

Cynanchum pulchellum[1] is an Asian species of liana in the family Apocynaceae. Its known distribution includes: China (Guangxi), Thailand, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam.[2] Before 2016, it was the type species of the genus Raphistemma.

References

  1. ^ Liede S, Khanum R (2016) Taxon 65: 479.
  2. ^ POWO: Cynanchum pulchellum (Wall.) Liede & Khanum


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