''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
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. Notable mem ...
. 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'', now included in ''Vincetoxicum''. The generic name means "poison-beater" in
Botanical Latin
Botanical Latin is a technical language based on Neo-Latin, used for descriptions of botanical taxa. From 1935 to 2011, the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature mandated Botanical Latin to be used for the descriptions of new taxa (other tha ...
because of the plants' supposed antidotal effects against snakebite.
[Gledhill D. 1985. ''The Names of Plants''. Cambridge University Press ]
Species
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of January 2023:
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*'' Vincetoxicum adnatum''
*'' Vincetoxicum afrum''
*'' Vincetoxicum ambiguum''
*'']Vincetoxicum amplexicaule
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*'' Vincetoxicum angustifolium''
*'' Vincetoxicum anomalum''
*'' Vincetoxicum anthopotamicum''
*'' Vincetoxicum apiculatum''
*'' Vincetoxicum arachnoideum''
*'' Vincetoxicum arenicola''
*''Vincetoxicum aristolochioides
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum arnottianum
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum ascyrifolium
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum assadii
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum atratum
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum augustinianum
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum auriculatum
''Vincetoxicum auriculatum'', synonym ''Cynanchum auriculatum'', is a species of climbing vine. Its Chinese name is ''niu pi xiao'' 牛皮消 (leather eater). ''V. auriculatum'' flowers between June and August; fruiting from August all the ...
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*''Vincetoxicum auritum
''Vincetoxicum auritum'' is a species of liana in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the island of Hainan in southern China.
It was first described ''Pentastelma auritum'' in 1974, and placed in the monotypic genus ''Pentaselma''. In 2018 ...
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*''Vincetoxicum austrokiusianum
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum badium
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum balakrishnanii
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum barbatum
''Vincetoxicum barbatum'', synonym ''Tylophora barbata'', the bearded tylophora, is a small vine in the dogbane family. A common plant found south of Bulahdelah, New South Wales. The habitat is rainforest and moist eucalyptus forests in south ea ...
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*''Vincetoxicum belostemma
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
''
*''Vincetoxicum biglandulosum
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum bilobatum
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum biondioides
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
''
*''Vincetoxicum brachystelmoides
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*'' Vincetoxicum bracteatum''
*'' Vincetoxicum brassii''
*''Vincetoxicum brevipes
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum brownii
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*'' Vincetoxicum cambodiense''
*'' Vincetoxicum cameroonicum''
*'' Vincetoxicum canescens''
*'' Vincetoxicum capparidifolium''
*'' Vincetoxicum cardiostephanum''
*'' Vincetoxicum carnosum''
*'' Vincetoxicum cernuum''
*'' Vincetoxicum chekiangense''
*'' Vincetoxicum chinense''
*'' Vincetoxicum chingtungense''
*'' Vincetoxicum christineae''
*'' Vincetoxicum cinerascens''
*'' Vincetoxicum cissoides''
*'' Vincetoxicum clemensiae''
*'' Vincetoxicum coddii''
*''Vincetoxicum coloratum
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
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*''Vincetoxicum confusum
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
''
*'' Vincetoxicum congolanum''
*'' Vincetoxicum conspicuum''
*'' Vincetoxicum cordatum''
*'' Vincetoxicum cordifolium''
*'' Vincetoxicum coriaceum''
*'' Vincetoxicum costantinianum''
*'' Vincetoxicum crassifolium''
*'' Vincetoxicum crassipes''
*'' Vincetoxicum creticum''
*'' Vincetoxicum cycleoides''
*'' Vincetoxicum dahomense''
*'' Vincetoxicum dalatense''
*'' Vincetoxicum dalzellii''
*'' Vincetoxicum darvasicum''
*''Vincetoxicum deltoideum
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
''
*'' Vincetoxicum dionysiense''
*'' Vincetoxicum diplostigma''
*'' Vincetoxicum doianum''
*'' Vincetoxicum dorgelonis''
*'' Vincetoxicum elmeri''
*''Vincetoxicum emeiense
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
''
*'' Vincetoxicum erectum''
*''Vincetoxicum exile
''Vincetoxicum'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Although the species in ''Vincetoxicum'' have sometimes been included in ''Cynanchum'', chemical and molecular evidence shows that ''Vincetoxicum'' is more closely related to ''Tylo ...
''
*'' Vincetoxicum fasciculatum''
*'' Vincetoxicum flanaganii''
*'' Vincetoxicum flavum''
*'' Vincetoxicum fleckii''
*'' Vincetoxicum flexuosum''
*'' Vincetoxicum floribundum''
*'' Vincetoxicum fordii''
*'' Vincetoxicum forrestii''
*''Vincetoxicum forsteri
''Vincetoxicum forsteri'' is a species of plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceaethat is endemic to Australia (New South Wales and Queensland). It was first described by Paul Irwin Forster in 1992 as ''Tylophora linearis''.
Description
The spe ...
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*'' Vincetoxicum fruticulosum''
*'' Vincetoxicum funebre''
*'' Vincetoxicum fuscatum''
*'' Vincetoxicum gilbertii''
*'' Vincetoxicum gilletii''
*'' Vincetoxicum glabriflorum''
*'' Vincetoxicum glaucescens''
*'' Vincetoxicum glaucirameum''
*'' Vincetoxicum glaucum''
*'' Vincetoxicum globiferum''
*'' Vincetoxicum govanii''
*'' Vincetoxicum gracilentum''
*'' Vincetoxicum gracillimum''
*'' Vincetoxicum grandiflorum''
*''Vincetoxicum hainanense
''Vincetoxicum hainanense'' is a species of plants in the Apocynaceae. It was first described in 1941 as ''Merrillanthus hainanensis'', which was the only species in the genus ''Merrillanthus''.
It is native to Guangdong, Hainan, and Cambodia
...
''
*'' Vincetoxicum harmandii''
*'' Vincetoxicum helferi''
*'' Vincetoxicum hellwigii''
*'' Vincetoxicum hemsleyanum''
*'' Vincetoxicum henryanum''
*'' Vincetoxicum henryi''
*''Vincetoxicum heterophyllum''
*''Vincetoxicum himalaicum''
*''Vincetoxicum hirsutum''
*''Vincetoxicum hirundinaria''
*''Vincetoxicum hookerianum''
*''Vincetoxicum hoyoense''
*''Vincetoxicum hui''
*''Vincetoxicum huteri''
*''Vincetoxicum hybanthera''
*''Vincetoxicum hydrophilum''
*''Vincetoxicum inamoenum''
*''Vincetoxicum indicum''
*''Vincetoxicum inhambanense''
*''Vincetoxicum insigne''
*''Vincetoxicum insulicola''
*''Vincetoxicum iphisia''
*''Vincetoxicum iringensis''
*''Vincetoxicum irrawadense''
*''Vincetoxicum izuense''
*''Vincetoxicum jacquemontianum''
*''Vincetoxicum japonicum''
*''Vincetoxicum josephrockii''
*''Vincetoxicum juzepczukii''
*''Vincetoxicum katoi''
*''Vincetoxicum kerrii''
*''Vincetoxicum koi''
*''Vincetoxicum krameri''
*''Vincetoxicum lancilimbum''
*''Vincetoxicum laxiforme''
*''Vincetoxicum lenifolium''
*''Vincetoxicum leptanthum''
*''Vincetoxicum leschenaultii''
*''Vincetoxicum liebianum''
*''Vincetoxicum lii''
*''Vincetoxicum lineare''
*''Vincetoxicum linearisepalum''
*''Vincetoxicum linifolium''
*''Vincetoxicum longifolium''
*''Vincetoxicum longipes''
*''Vincetoxicum lugardiae''
*''Vincetoxicum lui''
*''Vincetoxicum luridum''
*''Vincetoxicum lycioides''
*''Vincetoxicum macrophyllum''
*''Vincetoxicum mairei''
*''Vincetoxicum matsumurae''
*''Vincetoxicum membranaceum''
*''Vincetoxicum microcentrum''
*''Vincetoxicum microstachys''
*''Vincetoxicum miquelianum''
*''Vincetoxicum mongolicum''
*''Vincetoxicum monticola''
*''Vincetoxicum mozaffarianii''
*''Vincetoxicum mukdenense''
*''Vincetoxicum nanum''
*''Vincetoxicum neglectum''
*''Vincetoxicum nicobaricum''
*''Vincetoxicum nigrum''
*''Vincetoxicum nipponicum''
*''Vincetoxicum oblongum''
*''Vincetoxicum oculatum''
*''Vincetoxicum oligophyllum''
*''Vincetoxicum oshimae''
*''Vincetoxicum paniculatum''
*''Vincetoxicum pannonicum''
*''Vincetoxicum parviflorum''
*''Vincetoxicum parviurnulum''
*''Vincetoxicum parvum''
*''Vincetoxicum petrense''
*''Vincetoxicum philippicum''
*''Vincetoxicum pictum''
*''Vincetoxicum pierrei''
*''Vincetoxicum pilosellum''
*''Vincetoxicum pingshanicum''
*''Vincetoxicum polyanthum''
*''Vincetoxicum potamophilum''
*''Vincetoxicum pumilum''
*''Vincetoxicum × purpurascens''
*''Vincetoxicum raddeanum''
*''Vincetoxicum rechingeri''
*''Vincetoxicum rehmannii''
*''Vincetoxicum renchangii''
*''Vincetoxicum revolutum''
*''Vincetoxicum riparium''
*''Vincetoxicum robinsonii''
*''Vincetoxicum rockii''
*''Vincetoxicum rossicum''
*''Vincetoxicum rotundifolium''
*''Vincetoxicum roylei''
*''Vincetoxicum rupestre''
*''Vincetoxicum rupicola''
*''Vincetoxicum × sakaianum''
*''Vincetoxicum sakesarense''
*''Vincetoxicum sarasinorum''
*''Vincetoxicum scandens''
*''Vincetoxicum schimperi''
*''Vincetoxicum schmalhausenii''
*''Vincetoxicum schneideri''
*''Vincetoxicum secamonoides''
*''Vincetoxicum setosum''
*''Vincetoxicum shaanxiense''
*''Vincetoxicum siamicum''
*''Vincetoxicum sibiricum''
*''Vincetoxicum sieboldii''
*''Vincetoxicum silvestre''
*''Vincetoxicum silvestrii''
*''Vincetoxicum simianum''
*''Vincetoxicum sinaicum''
*''Vincetoxicum somaliense''
*''Vincetoxicum sootepense''
*''Vincetoxicum speciosum''
*''Vincetoxicum spirale''
*''Vincetoxicum splendidum''
*''Vincetoxicum stauntonii''
*''Vincetoxicum stauropolitanum''
*''Vincetoxicum stenophyllum''
*''Vincetoxicum stewartianum''
*''Vincetoxicum stocksii''
*''Vincetoxicum strigosum''
*''Vincetoxicum stylesii''
*''Vincetoxicum subcanescens''
*''Vincetoxicum sublanceolatum''
*''Vincetoxicum subramanii''
*''Vincetoxicum sui''
*''Vincetoxicum svetlanae''
*''Vincetoxicum sylvaticum''
*''Vincetoxicum taihangense''
*''Vincetoxicum taiwanense''
*''Vincetoxicum tanakae''
*''Vincetoxicum tenerrimum''
*''Vincetoxicum tengii''
*''Vincetoxicum tenuipedunculatum''
*''Vincetoxicum thailandense''
*''Vincetoxicum thorelii''
*''Vincetoxicum tmoleum''
*''Vincetoxicum tridactylatum''
*''Vincetoxicum tsaii''
*''Vincetoxicum tsiangii''
*''Vincetoxicum tsiukowense''
*''Vincetoxicum tylophoroides''
*''Vincetoxicum ucrainicum''
*''Vincetoxicum umbelliferum''
*''Vincetoxicum uncinatum''
*''Vincetoxicum utriculosum''
*''Vincetoxicum versicolor''
*''Vincetoxicum verticillatum''
*''Vincetoxicum villosum''
*''Vincetoxicum volubile''
*''Vincetoxicum wangii''
*''Vincetoxicum williamsii''
*''Vincetoxicum woollsii''
*''Vincetoxicum xinpingense''
*''Vincetoxicum yamanakae''
*''Vincetoxicum yingii''
*''Vincetoxicum yonakuniense''
*''Vincetoxicum yunnanense''
*''Vincetoxicum zeylanicum''
;formerly included
moved to other genera (''Alexitoxicon'', ''Antitoxicum'', ''Asclepias'', ''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'', ''Diplolepis (plant), Diplolepis'', ''Gonolobus'', ''Heterostemma'', ''Macroscepis'', ''Matelea'', ''Orthosia (plant), Orthosia'', ''Pentatropis'', ''Petalostelma'', ''Polystemma'')
Gallery
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References
External links
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Vincetoxicum,
Apocynaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot