Vincetoxicum nigrum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Tylophorinae
Genus: Vincetoxicum
Species: Vincetoxicum nigrum

Name

Vincetoxicum nigrum (L.) Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 313. 1802..

Synonyms

Basionym

Asclepias nigra L., Sp. Pl.: 216. 1753.

Homotypic

Alexitoxicon nigrum (L.) Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 9: 539. 1882.
Antitoxicum nigrum (L.) Pobedim. in Komarov Flora URSS 18: 680. 1952.
Cynanchum nigrum (L.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 274. 1805 nom. illeg. non Cav (1793).
Cynanchum nigrum (L.) R. Br. Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 48. 1811, comb. superfl. nom. illeg. non Cav (1793).

Heterotypic

Alexitoxicon melanthum (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag. in Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 9: 540 (1882), nom. superfl.
Asclepias alexitoxica St.-Lag. in Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 120 (1880)
Asclepias fuscata Willd. in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 13 (1814), nom. nud.
Asclepias media Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 146 (1840), not validly publ.
Asclepias ovata Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 146 (1840), not validly publ.
Cynanchum atrum (Jord. & Fourr.) Breistr. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 107: 132 (1960)
Cynanchum barbatum L.f. ex Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 6: 103 (1820)
Cynanchum medium R.Br. in Asclepiadeae: 48 (1810)
Vincetoxicum atrum Jord. & Fourr. in Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 40 (1866)
Vincetoxicum medium (R.Br.) Kostel. in Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 3: 1093 (1834)
Vincetoxicum melanthum Jord. & Fourr. in Brev. Pl. Nov. 1: 40 (1866), nom. illeg.
Vincetoxicum nigrescens Jord. ex Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 496 (1881), not validly publ.
Vincetoxicum nigricans Jord. & Fourr. in Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 133 (1868)
Vincetoxicum nigrum var. atrum (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 10: 229 (1908)
Vincetoxicum nigrum var. latifolium Lange in Pug. Pl. Hispan. 2: 164 (1862)

Note:

Often confused with Vincetoxicum rossicum and synonyms may appear under both taxa.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Moench, C. 1802. Supplementum ad Methodum Plantas a Staminum situ Describendi. IV + 328 pp. In officina nova libraria academiae, Marburgi Cattorum [Marburg]. MDZ Google Books Reference page. : 313

Additional references

Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vincetoxicum nigrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 29. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Vincetoxicum nigrum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 29. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Vincetoxicum nigrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Nov. 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Vincetoxicum nigrum. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 29 2022.

Vernacular names

English: black swallow-wort, Louise's swallow-wort, black dog-strangling vine
español: Pimiento silvestre
français: Dompte-venin noir
Nederlands: zwarte engbloem
svenska: Purpurtulkört

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