Apocynaceae
Cuban swallow-wort
Cynanchum cubense
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Cynanchum
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Cynanchum cubenseApocynaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cuban swallow-wort
Synonyms
- Cynanchum caudiculatum Rapini
- Cynanchum ekmanii (Malme) Sundell
- Gonolobus cubensis A.Rich.
- Metalepis cubensis (A.Rich.) Griseb.
- Roulinia ekmanii Malme
- Telminostelma ekmanii (Malme) Fontella & E.A.Schwarz
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.