Family | Apocynaceae (also placed in Asclepiadaceae) |
Subfamily | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe | Asclepiadeae |
Subtribe | Tylophorinae |
Scientific name | Vincetoxicum izuense T. Yamashiro, J. Yokoyama & M. Miki |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) izu-kamome-duru (イズカモメヅル or イズカモメズル, 伊豆鴎蔓 [meaning: Izu Peninsula seagull vine]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Izu Peninsula) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Seaside |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Flowers purple, flowering in June to July. Vine. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Two new species of Vincetoxicum |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |