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Cynanchum socotranum

Cynanchum socotranum
Photo: Daderot, CC0
Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Native range
C. & E. Socotra
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Cynanchum socotranum, synonym Sarcostemma socotranum, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Socotra Island, south of Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Other Cynanchum plants

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 socotranum 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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