Funastrum

Funastrum is a genus of flowering plant now in the family Apocynaceae.[1] The name is derived from the Latin word funis, meaning "rope", and astrum, alluding to the twining stems.[2] Members of the genus are commonly known as twinevines.[3]

Funastrum
Funastrum cynanchoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Funastrum
E.Fourn.[1]
Synonyms

Ceramanthus (Kunze) Malme
Cystostemma E.Fourn.
Pattalias S.Watson
Philibertella Vail[1]

Selected species
  • Funastrum clausum (Jacq.) Schltr. – white twinevine
  • Funastrum crispum (Benth.) Schltr. – wavyleaf twinevine
  • Funastrum cynanchoides (Decne.) Schltr. – fringed twinevine
  • Funastrum hirtellum (A.Gray) Schltr. – hairy milkweed
  • Funastrum torreyi (A.Gray) Schltr. – soft twinevine[3][4]

Formerly placed here
  • Seutera angustifolia (Pers.) Fishbein & W.D.Stevens (as F. angustifolium (Pers.) Liede & Meve)[4]
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References
  1. "Genus: Funastrum E. Fourn". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  2. Daniel F. Austin (15 May 2010). Baboquivari Mountain Plants: Identification, Ecology, and Ethnobotany. University of Arizona Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-8165-2837-0. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. "Funastrum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  4. "GRIN Species Records of Funastrum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

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