''Seutera'' is a genus of plants 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 ...

, first described as a genus in 1828. The name went unused until revived in 2006. It is native to

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, the

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, and the southeastern

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.Mark Fishbein & W.D. Stevens. 2006. Resurrection of ''Seutera'' Reichenbach (Apocynaceae:Asclepiadoideae). Novon 15:531-533
/ref>Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326

Species

The Plant List
/ref> *'' Seutera angustifolia'' (Pers.) Fishbein & W.D. Stevens (syn '' Cynanchum angustifolium, C. palustre,

Funastrum angustifolium ''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. S ...

Ceropegia palustre ''Ceropegia'' is a genus of plants within the family Apocynaceae, native to Africa, southern Asia, and Australia. It was named by Carl Linnaeus, who first described this genus in his ''Genera plantarum'', which appeared in 1737. Linnaeus referre ...

, Amphistelma salinarum,'' etc.) - Cuba, southeastern United States, Veracruz, Yucatán Peninsula *''

Seutera palmeri ''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 The United States of ...

'' (S. Watson) Fishbein & W.D. Stevens (syn. ''

Cynanchum palmeri ''Cynanchum'' is a genus of about 300 species including some swallowworts, belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The taxon name comes from Greek ''kynos'' (meaning "dog") and ''anchein'' ("to choke"), hence the common name for several species is ...

, C. peninsulare'' etc.) - Baja California Sur

Formerly included

*''Seutera wilfordii'' (Maxim.) Pobed synonym of ''

Cynanchum wilfordii ''Cynanchum'' is a genus of about 300 species including some swallowworts, belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The taxon name comes from Greek ''kynos'' (meaning "dog") and ''anchein'' ("to choke"), hence the common name for several species is ...

'' (Maxim.) Hemsl.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15972395 Asclepiadoideae Apocynaceae genera Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach