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May 2008 at my home |
May 2008 at my home |
| 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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May 2008 at my home |
May 2008 at my home |
