Family | Apocynaceae (also placed in Asclepiadaceae) |
Subfamily | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe | Asclepiadeae |
Subtribe | Tylophorinae |
Scientific name | Vincetoxicum sublanceolatum (Miquel) Maximovicz var. macranthum Maximovicz |
Synonyms | Cynanchum macranthum (Maximovicz) Nakai; Cynanchum franchetii Nakai; Cynanchum sublanceolatum (Miquel) Matsumura var. macranthum (Maximovicz) Matsumovicz |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shirobana-kamome-duru (シロバナカモメヅル or シロバナカモメズル, 白花鴎蔓 [meaning: white flower seagull vine]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Kinki region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Wet field |
Chromosomal number | 2n=44 |
Description | Leaves 6-12cm long. Flowers pale green 1-2cm, flowering in June to September. Vine. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Vincetoxicum sublanceolatum (Miq.) Maxim. var. macranthum (Maxim.) Maxim. |
Chromosome Numbers of Japanese Asclepiadaceae | |
Compositions with analgesic, antipyretic and antiinflammatory properties (US Patent 5908628/1999) |
June 2008 at Institute for Nature Study |
June 2008 at Institute for Nature Study |
June 2008 at Institute for Nature Study |
June 2008 at Institute for Nature Study |
June 2008 at Institute for Nature Study |