Apocynaceae
Cynanchum africanum
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Cynanchum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Bobbejaantou, Bokhorinkie
- Chinese
- 非洲鹅绒藤, 非洲白前
Synonyms
- Cynanchum africanum var. africanum
- Cynanchum africanum var. crassifolium (R.Br.) N.E.Br.
- Cynanchum crassifolium R.Br.
- Cynanchum intermedium N.E.Br.
- Cynanchum obtusifolium var. pilosum (R.Br.) Schltr.
- Cynanchum pilosum R.Br.
- Cynanchum rotundifolium Thunb. ex Decne.
- Cynoctonum crassifolium var. pilosum (R.Br.) Decne.
- Cynoctonum pilosum E.Mey.
- Periploca africana L.
- Periploca pallida Salisb.
- Vincetoxicum africanum (L.) Kuntze
- Vincetoxicum pilosum (Decne.) G.Nicholson
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.