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Cynanchum
Also called Strangle Vine, Buckhorns, Dog Strangling Vine, Swallow Wort
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 dog-strangling vine. Most species are non-succulent climbers or twiners. There is some evidence of toxicity.
These species are found throughout the tropics and subtropics. Several species also grow in temperate regions.
Cynanchum acidum · Stranglewort · Gulf coast swallow-wort · Holostemma Creeper · Cynanchum daltonii · Excelsior · Cynanchum gentryi · Cynanchum gracillimum · Cynanchum guehoi · Cynanchum haughtii · Cynanchum hooperianum · Honeyvine
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cynanchum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
