Vincetoxicum creticum

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 creticum

Name

Vincetoxicum creticum Browicz, Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 21: 263. (1975), nom. nov.

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Cynanchum luteum Spreng., Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) 1: 852 (1824), nom. illeg. non Cynanchum luteum (Mill.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 250. 1821.
    • Typus: “Creta, M. Dicta, ad radicem.” 1817, Sieber (K, W, P, etc.)
• Homotypic
  • Vincetoxicum luteum (Spreng.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 52 (1875), nom. inval., pro syn.
• Misapplied names
  • Cynanchum canescens auct. fl. cret. non Cynanchum canescens (Willd.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 252 (1895).
  • Vincetoxicum canescens auct. fl. cret. non Vincetoxicum canescens (Willd.) Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 523 (1844).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Kriti. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Browicz, K. 1975. Vincetoxicum canescens (Willd.) Decne and V. tmoleum Boiss. - Systematic Problems and Geographical Distribution. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica 21(3): 261–271. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Vincetoxicum creticum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Vincetoxicum creticum. Published online. Accessed: 28 Nov 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Vincetoxicum creticum. Accessed: 28 Nov 2022.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Vincetoxicum creticum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 28.