''Funastrum'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
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. Notable mem ...
.
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
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepted the following species:
[
*'' Funastrum angustissimum'' (Andersson) E.Fourn.
*'' Funastrum arenarium'' (Decne. ex Benth.) Liede
*'' Funastrum bilobum'' (Hook. & Arn.) J.F.Macbr.
*'' Funastrum clausum'' (Jacq.) Schltr. – white twinevine
*'' Funastrum crispum'' (Benth.) Schltr. – wavyleaf twinevine
*'' Funastrum cynanchoides'' (Decne.) Schltr. – fringed twinevine
*'' Funastrum elegans'' (Decne.) Schltr.
*'' Funastrum flavum'' (Meyen) Malme
*'' Funastrum glaucum'' (Kunth) Schltr.
*'' Funastrum gracile'' (Decne.) Schltr.
*'' Funastrum heterophyllum'' (Engelm. ex Torr.) Standl.
*'' Funastrum hirtellum'' (Vail) Schltr. – hairy milkweed
*'' Funastrum lindenianum'' (Decne.) Schltr.
*'' Funastrum odoratum'' (Hemsl.) Schltr.
*'' Funastrum pannosum'' (Decne.) Schltr.
*'' Funastrum refractum'' (Donn.Sm.) Schltr.
*'' Funastrum rupicola'' Goyder
*'' Funastrum suffrutescens'' E.Fourn.
*'' Funastrum torreyi'' (A.Gray) Schltr. – soft twinevine
*'' Funastrum trichopetalum'' (Silveira) Schltr.
*'' Funastrum utahense'' (Engelm.) Liede & Meve
]
Formerly placed here
*'' Seutera angustifolia'' (Pers.) Fishbein & W.D.Stevens (as ''F. angustifolium'' (Pers.) Liede & Meve)
References
External links
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USDA PLANTS ProfileKew Plant List
Asclepiadoideae
Apocynaceae genera
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