Vincetoxicum Explained

Vincetoxicum is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in Vincetoxicum have sometimes been included in Cynanchum,[1] [2] chemical and molecular evidence shows that Vincetoxicum is more closely related to Tylophora,[3] now included in Vincetoxicum. The generic name means "poison-beater" in Botanical Latin because of the plants' supposed antidotal effects against snakebite.[4]

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of January 2023:

formerly includedmoved to other genera (Alexitoxicon, Antitoxicum, Asclepias, Blyttia, Cynanchum, Dictyanthus, Diplolepis, Gonolobus, Heterostemma, Macroscepis, Matelea, Orthosia, Pentatropis, Petalostelma, Polystemma)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cynanchum in Flora of China @ efloras.org. www.efloras.org.
  2. Web site: 2013 BONAP North American Plant Atlas. TaxonMaps. bonap.net.
  3. Web site: Genere Vincetoxicum - Flora Italiana. luirig.altervista.org.
  4. Gledhill D. 1985. The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press