Vincetoxicum sublanceolatum var. macranthum




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)



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June 2008
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June 2008
at Institute for Nature Study