Biology:Vincetoxicum auritum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Vincetoxicum auritum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Vincetoxicum
Species:
V. auritum
Binomial name
Vincetoxicum auritum
(Tsiang & P.T.Li) Meve, H.H.Kong & Liede (2018)
Synonyms[2]

Pentastelma auritum Y.Tsiang & P.T.Li (1974)

Vincetoxicum auritum is a species of liana in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the island of Hainan in southern China .[3]

It was first described Pentastelma auritum in 1974, and placed in the monotypic genus Pentaselma. In 2018 it was reclassified into genus Vincetoxicum as V. auritum.[2]

The species is listed as Critically Endangered.[1]

References

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