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Funastrum

Funastrum
Sarcostemma cynanchoides 2004-05-24.jpg
Funastrum cynanchoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Subtribe: Metastelmatinae
Genus: Funastrum
E.Fourn.
Synonyms

Ceramanthus (Kunze) Malme
Cystostemma E.Fourn.
Pattalias S.Watson
Philibertella Vail


Ceramanthus (Kunze) Malme
Cystostemma E.Fourn.
Pattalias S.Watson
Philibertella Vail

Funastrum is a genus of flowering plant now in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, formerly in Asclepiadaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word funis, meaning "rope", and astrum, alluding to the twining stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.


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