- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Cynanchum
Name and source scope
Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW]
First publication of the name · Mant. Pl. 2: 392 (1771)
Plants of the World Online [2-WWW]
Synonyms and earlier names
- Asclepias acida Roxb.
- Asclepias nuda Thonn. & Schumach.
- Asclepias stipitacea Forssk. · homotypic synonym
- Cynanchum acidum (Roxb.) Oken
- Cynanchum mulanjense (Liede & Meve) Liede & Meve · homotypic synonym
- Cynanchum tetrapterum (Turcz.) R.A.Dyer ex Bullock
- Decanemopsis aphylla Costantin & Gallaud
- Euphorbia fleckii Pax
- Euphorbia pendula (Haw.) Sweet
- Euphorbia viminalis L. · homotypic synonym
- Monostemma aphyllum (Schult.) Turcz. · homotypic synonym
- Monostemma tetrapterum Turcz.
- Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.) Voigt
- Sarcostemma andongense Hiern
- Sarcostemma aphyllum Schult. · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma australe R.Br. · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma brevistigma Wight & Arn.
- Sarcostemma brunonianum Wight & Arn. · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma madagascariense Desc.
- Sarcostemma mulanjense Liede & Meve · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma odontolepis Balf.f. · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma stipitaceum (Forssk.) Schult. · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma stocksii Hook.f. · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma tetrapterum Turcz.
- Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R.Br. · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma viminale subsp. australe (R.Br.) P.I.Forst. · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma viminale subsp. brunonianum (Wight & Arn.) P.I.Forst. · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma viminale subsp. odontolepis (Balf.f.) Meve & Liede · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma viminale subsp. orangeanum Liede & Meve · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma viminale subsp. stipitaceum (Forssk.) Meve & Liede · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma viminale subsp. stocksii (Hook.f.) Ali · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma viminale subsp. suberosum Meve & Liede · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma viminale subsp. thunbergii Liede & Meve · homotypic synonym
- Sarcostemma welwitschii Hiern · homotypic synonym
- Tithymalus pendulus Haw.
Accepted infraspecific taxa
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. australe (R.Br.) Meve & Liede
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum (Wight & Arn.) Meve & Liede
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. crassicaule Liede & Meve
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. mulanjense (Liede & Meve) Goyder
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. odontolepis (Balf.f.) Goyder
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. orangeanum (Liede & Meve) Liede & Meve
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. stipitaceum (Forssk.) Meve & Liede
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. stocksii (Hook.f.) Meve & Liede
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. suberosum (Meve & Liede) Goyder
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. thunbergii (Liede & Meve) Liede & Meve
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. viminale
- Cynanchum viminale subsp. welwitschii (Hiern) Liede & Meve