Araujia odorata explained

Araujia odorata,^{[1] [2] [3]} formerly known as Morrenia odorata, the latexplant or strangler vine, is a plant in the family Apocynaceae, which is native to South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay).^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental.^[8]

homonym Morrenia odorata Hort. ex D.G. Kuntze not (Hook. & Arn.) Lindl. now Mikania glomerata^[9]

External links

• Morrenia odorata
• USDA Plants Profile: Morrenia odorata
• Flora Brasiliensis: Morrenia odorata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Araujia odorata - Species Details .
2. Web site: Araujia odorata - MREC - UF/IFAS - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - UF/IFAS .
3. Web site: Araujia odorata (Hook. & Arn.) Fontella & Goyder | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science .
4. Goyder, D. J. 2003. A synopsis of Morrenia Lindl. (Apocynaceae subfam. Asclepiadoideae). Kew Bulletin 58(3): 713–721
5. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
6. Fabris, H. A. 1965. Primulaceae, Myrsinaceae, Ericaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Sapotaceae, Symplocaceae, Oleaceae, Loganiaceae, Gentianaceae, Menyanthaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Convolvulaceae, Bignoniaceae, Campanulaceae in A. Cabrera. 4(5): 6–12; 298–302. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
7. Pontiroli, A. 1983. Asclepiadaceae. 13(8): 116–175. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la provincia de Jujuy. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
8. Book: Pink, A. . Gardening for the Million. 2004 . Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
9. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-155023 The Plant List, Morrenia odorata Hort. ex D.G. Kuntze