Vincetoxicum sublanceolatum




Family Apocynaceae (also placed in Asclepiadaceae)
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
Subtribe Tylophorinae
Scientific name Vincetoxicum sublanceolatum (Miquel) Maximowicz
Synonyms Cynanchum sublanceolatum (Miquel) Matsumura; Cynanchum sublanceolatum (Miquel) Matsumura var. sublanceolatum; Cynanchum sublanceolatum (Miquel) Matsumura var. obtusulum (Franchet et Savatier) Matsumura; Tylophora sublanceolata Miquel
Common name (Japanese common name) koba-no-kamome-duru (コバノカモメヅル or コバノカモメズル, 小葉鴎蔓 [meaning: small leaved seagull vine])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region, Central region, Kinki region)
(Other nations) China
Habitat Wet field
Chromosomal number 2n=44
Description Leaves 4-5cm long. Flowers purple 7-9mm, flowering in July to September. Vine. Perennial plants.
Reference Cynanchum sublanceolatum (Miquel) Matsumura
Compositions with analgesic, antipyretic and antiinflammatory properties (US Patent 5908628/1999)
Cigarette simulator (US Patent 6854470/2005)



August 2007
at lowland field
August 2007
at lowland field
September 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



September 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
September 2007
at Institute for Nature Study



October 2007
at Institute for Nature Study
October 2007
at Institute for Nature Study