Cynanchum africanum
A species in the Apocynaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Cynanchum
- Species
- Cynanchum africanum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1824
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cynanchum africanum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cynanchum africanumName author: R.Br.
- Cynanchum africanum var. africanumName author: Not supplied
- Cynanchum africanum var. crassifoliumName author: (R.Br.) N.E.Br.
- Cynanchum crassifoliumName author: R.Br.
- Cynanchum intermediumName author: N.E.Br.
- Cynanchum obtusifolium var. pilosumName author: (R.Br.) Schltr.
- Cynanchum pilosumName author: R.Br.
- Cynanchum rotundifoliumName author: Thunb. ex Decne.
- Cynoctonum crassifolium var. pilosumName author: (R.Br.) Decne.
- Cynoctonum pilosumName author: E.Mey.
- Periploca africanaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Periploca pallidaName author: Salisb.
- Vincetoxicum africanumName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Vincetoxicum pilosumName author: (Decne.) G.Nicholson
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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