''Funastrum'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
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 Members of the ...
.
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
,
Plants of the World Online
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accepted the following species:
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*'' Funastrum angustissimum'' (Andersson) E.Fourn.
*'' Funastrum arenarium'' (Decne. ex Benth.) Liede
*'' Funastrum bilobum'' (Hook. & Arn.) J.F.Macbr.
*'']Funastrum clausum
''Funastrum clausum'', commonly known as white twinevine, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to southern Florida and Texas
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'' (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
''Funastrum utahense'', synonym ''Cynanchum utahense'', is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Funastrum'' of the family Apocynaceae, known by the common names Utah swallow-wort and Utah vine milkweed. This relatively uncommon perennial ...
'' (Engelm.) Liede & Meve
Formerly placed here
*'' Seutera angustifolia'' (Pers.) Fishbein & W.D.Stevens (as ''F. angustifolium'' (Pers.) Liede & Meve)
References
External links
USDA PLANTS ProfileKew Plant List
Asclepiadoideae
Apocynaceae genera
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