Vincetoxicum afrum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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 afrum
Subspecies: V. a. subsp. afrum – V. a. subsp. melanthum

Name

Vincetoxicum afrum (Meisn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 424. (1891)

• Note: Epithet published as caffrum, but basionym treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tylophora afra Meisn., London J. Bot. 2: 542 (1843)
• Homotypic
  • Sphaerocodon afer (Meisn.) Schltr., J. Bot. 33: 339 (1895)

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. : 424.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Vincetoxicum afrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 9. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Vincetoxicum afrum. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 9 2025. Reference page.