Cynanchum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cynanchum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cynanchum (Greek, dog strangle). Asclepiadaceae. Herbaceous or sometimes half woody at the base, twining, sometimes seen in gardens. In the restricted sense as limited by Bentham & Hooker, perhaps 25 species differing from Vincetoxicum in having a scale or ligule on the inside of each of the 5 parts of the crown: Ivs. opposite, cordiform or hastate: fls. small, in umbelliform or racemiform cymes; calyx 5- parted; corolla nearly rotate, deeply 5-cut, the lobes oblong or roundish; corona membranaceous, adnate to the stamen- tube, cup-shaped or at base ringed, 5-lobed opposite the anthers and with inner scales or small lobes: follicles rather fleshy, acuminate and smooth.—The genus is mostly of S. Eu., Afr., Asia and Austral. Schumann in Engler & Prantl combines Vincetoxicum and other genera with it, making more than 100 species in the warmer parts of both hemispheres. Vincetoxicum is here kept distinct. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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