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Sarcostemma
Also called Strangle Vine, Buckhorns, Dog Strangling Vine, Swallow Wort
Sarcostemma is a formerly recognized genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. The name is derived from the Greek words σαρκὸς (sarkos), meaning "flesh," and στέμμα (stemma), meaning "garland". Members of the genus were known generally as climbing milkweeds or caustic bushes. The genus Sarcostemma has been shown to be nested within the genus Cynanchum, and in 2012 Sarcostemma was put into synonymy with Cynanchum.
Cynanchum acidum · Stranglewort · Gulf coast swallow-wort · Holostemma Creeper · Cynanchum daltonii · Excelsior · Cynanchum gentryi · Cynanchum gracillimum · Cynanchum guehoi · Cynanchum haughtii · Cynanchum hooperianum · Honeyvine
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