Apocynaceae

Cynanchum viminale (L.) L.

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cynanchum

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Cynanchum viminale (Cynanchum viminale) — FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: حرملة
Chinese: 长茎肉珊瑚, 肉珊瑚
Dutch: Månplanta
Shona: Chifure
Swedish: Månplanta
Thai: เถาวัลย์ด้วน

Synonyms

Apocynum viminale Bassi
Apocynum viminale Bassi ex Schult.
Asclepias aphylla Thunb.
Cynanchum aphyllum L.
Cynanchum aphyllum (Schult.) Schltr.
Euphorbia pendula (Haw.) Sweet
Euphorbia viminalis L.
Monostemma aphyllum (Schult.) Turcz.
Sarcostemma aphyllum Schult.
Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R.Br.
Sarcostemma viminale subsp. viminale

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter Crowcroft, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lungisani Giba, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Wessel Pretorius, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Axel Strauß, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bimbidyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.