''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...
s 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 ...
. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''
Cynanchum
''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 ...
'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''
Tylophora
''Tylophora'' is a genus of climbing plant or vine, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, and Australia. Most of the species are perennial lianas. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek ' ...
''. The generic name means "poison-beater" in
Botanical Latin
Botanical Latin is a technical language based on New Latin, used for descriptions of botanical taxa. Until 2012, International Code of Botanical Nomenclature mandated Botanical Latin to be used for the descriptions of most new taxa. It is still t ...
because of the plants' supposed antidotal effects against snakebite.
;Species
;formerly included
moved to other genera (
Alexitoxicon,
Ampelamus,
Antitoxicum,
Asclepias
''Asclepias'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants known as milkweeds, named for their latex, a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides, exuded where cells are damaged. Most species are toxic to human ...
,
Blyttia,
Cynanchum
''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 ...
,
Dictyanthus
''Dictyanthus'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Mexico and Central America.Nelson, C. H. 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Honduras 1–1576. Secretaria de Recursos Natural ...
,
Diplolepis,
Gonolobus,
Heterostemma
''Heterostemma'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1834. It is native to India, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Australia, and certain islands in the Pacific.
;Species
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list ...
,
Ischnostemma,
Macroscepis,
Matelea
''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider ''Chthamalia
''Chthamalia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family ...
,
Orthosia
''Orthosia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816.
Species
Former species
* ''Orthosia johnstoni'' McDunnough, 1943 is now a synonym of ''Perigonica pectinata'' (Smith, 888 888 or triple eight ...
,
Pentatropis,
Petalostelma
''Petalostelma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1885. They are native to South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern ...
,
Polystemma
''Polystemma'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to Mexico and Central America.
;Species
# ''Polystemma guatemalense'' (Schltr.) W.D.Stevens - from Nayarit to Costa Rica
# ...
,
Seutera
''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� ...
,
Telminostelma
''Telminostelma'' is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1885. It is native to Brazil and Bolivia in South America.
;Species
# '' Telminostelma foetidum'' (Cav.) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz - Chuquisaca region in Bo ...
,
Tylophora
''Tylophora'' is a genus of climbing plant or vine, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, and Australia. Most of the species are perennial lianas. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek ' ...
)
Gallery
Illustration Vincetoxicum hirundinaria0.jpg
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Vincetoxicum-hirundinaria-seeds.jpg
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References
External links
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Apocynaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot