Biology:Cynanchum daltonii
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Cynanchum |
| Species: | C. daltonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cynanchum daltonii (Decne.) Liede & Meve
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Cynanchum daltonii, synonym Sarcostemma daltonii, is a species of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[2][3] The specific name refers to Joseph Dalton Hooker. The species was named by Joseph Decaisne, as Sarcostemma daltonii, in 1849.[2] Its local name is gestiba.[4] The plant is used in traditional medicine to relieve and treat dental problems.[5]
Distribution and ecology
Cynanchum daltonii occurs in most islands of Cape Verde except Sal, Maio and Santa Luzia.[3] It grows in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid zones.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Cynanchum daltonii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T107424111A107468117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107424111A107468117.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/107424111/107468117. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cynanchum daltonii (Decne.) Liede & Meve". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77120421-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 46
- ↑ Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde
- ↑ Gomes, Alda Roque; Vasconcelos, Teresa; Almeida, Helena Guimarães de (31 October 2008). "Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde" (in pt). Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterapêuticas nos Trópicos, IICT/CCCM. p. 7. http://www2.iict.pt/archive/doc/MH_Almeida_wrkshp_plts_medic.pdf.
Further reading
- Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. pp. 64–65. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10587069.
Wikidata ☰ Q3473562 entry
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