Cynanchum acuminatifolium




Family Apocynaceae (also placed in Asclepiadaceae)
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
Subtribe Cynanchinae
Scientific name Cynanchum acuminatifolium Hemsley
Synonyms Alexitoxicon acuminatum (Decaisne) Pobedimova; Antitoxicum acuminatum (Decaisne) Pobedimova; Cynanchum acuminatifolium Hemsley; Cynanchum acuminatum (Decaisne) Matsumura, non Humboldt & Bonpland ex Schultes; Cynanchum ascyrifolium(Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura; Vincetoxicum acuminatum Decaisne; Vincetoxicum ascyrifolium Franchet & Savatier
Common name (Japanese common name) kusa-tachibana (クサタチバナ, 草橘 [meaning: herbal Citrus])
(English common name) cruel plant
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Habitat Mountain
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 30-60cm tall. Leaves 5-13cm long, 3-6cm wide, petioles 5-16mm long. Flowers pedicelets 1-3cm long, calyx lobe ca. 2mm long, white corollas ca. 2cm across, non hair, flowering in May to July. Fruits 4-6cm long, seeds ca. 7mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Cynanchum acuminatifolium Hemsley



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