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Cynanchum daltonii

Cynanchum daltonii
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Native range
Cape Verde
Climate
subtropical

About

Cynanchum daltonii, synonym Sarcostemma daltonii, is a species of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. The specific name refers to Joseph Dalton Hooker. The species was named by Joseph Decaisne, as Sarcostemma daltonii, in 1849. Its local name is gestiba. The plant is used in traditional medicine to relieve and treat dental problems.

Where it grows

Cynanchum daltonii occurs in most islands of Cape Verde except Sal, Maio and Santa Luzia. It grows in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid zones.

Other Cynanchum plants

Cynanchum acidum · Stranglewort · Gulf coast swallow-wort · Holostemma Creeper · Excelsior · Cynanchum gentryi · Cynanchum gracillimum · Cynanchum guehoi · Cynanchum haughtii · Cynanchum hooperianum · Honeyvine · Cynanchum macrolobum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cynanchum daltonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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