''Funastrum'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
now in the family
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ...
.
The name is derived from the
Latin
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word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems.
Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
Species
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Plants of the World Online
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accepted the following species:
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*'']Funastrum angustissimum
''Funastrum angustissimum'', synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'' ...
'' (Andersson) E.Fourn.
*''Funastrum arenarium
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (Decne. ex Benth.) Liede
*''Funastrum bilobum
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (Hook. & Arn.) J.F.Macbr.
*''Funastrum clausum
''Funastrum clausum'', commonly known as white twinevine, is a species of flowering plant in the Apocynum, dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to southern Florida and Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and So ...
'' (Jacq.) Schltr. – white twinevine
*''Funastrum crispum
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (Benth.) Schltr. – wavyleaf twinevine
*''Funastrum cynanchoides
''Funastrum cynanchoides'' (formerly called ''Sarcostemma cynanchoides''), also known as fringed twinevine, twining milkweed or climbing milkweed, is a perennial plant in the family Apocynaceae that grows twining through other plants in the Mojav ...
'' (Decne.) Schltr. – fringed twinevine
*''Funastrum elegans
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (Decne.) Schltr.
*'' Funastrum flavum'' (Meyen) Malme
*'' Funastrum glaucum'' (Kunth) Schltr.
*''Funastrum gracile
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (Decne.) Schltr.
*''Funastrum heterophyllum
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (Engelm. ex Torr.) Standl.
*'' Funastrum hirtellum'' (Vail) Schltr. – hairy milkweed
*''Funastrum lindenianum
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (Decne.) Schltr.
*''Funastrum odoratum
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (Hemsl.) Schltr.
*''Funastrum pannosum
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (Decne.) Schltr.
*''Funastrum refractum
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (Donn.Sm.) Schltr.
*''Funastrum rupicola
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' Goyder
*''Funastrum suffrutescens
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' E.Fourn.
*''Funastrum torreyi
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (A.Gray) Schltr. – soft twinevine
*''Funastrum trichopetalum
''Funastrum'' is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word ''funis'', meaning "rope", and ''astrum'', alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.
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'' (Silveira) Schltr.
*'' Funastrum utahense'' (Engelm.) Liede & Meve
Formerly placed here
*''Seutera angustifolia
''Seutera'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1828. The name went unused until revived in 2006. It is native to Mexico, the West Indies, and the southeastern United States.Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Mu� ...
'' (Pers.) Fishbein & W.D.Stevens (as ''F. angustifolium'' (Pers.) Liede & Meve)
References
External links
USDA PLANTS ProfileKew Plant List
Asclepiadoideae
Apocynaceae genera
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