Apocynaceae
Dark vincetoxicum
Vincetoxicum nigrum
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Vincetoxicum
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Common names
By language (12)
- Burmese
- ကြက်ပေါင်သီး
- Chinese
- 柳叶娃儿藤
- Dutch
- Zwarte engbloem
- English
- Dark vincetoxicum, Louise's swallow-wort
- French
- Dompte-venin noir, Dompte venin noir
- German
- Schwarze Schwalbenwurz
- mnw
- ကၞေၚ်၊ သတ်, ကၞေၚ်၊ တၞံ
- mwl
- Yerba de l aire
- Polish
- Ciemiężyk czarny
- Portuguese
- Erva d'ar
- shn
- မၢၵ်ႇၶႃၵႆႇ
- Swedish
- Purpurtulkört
Synonyms
- Alexitoxicon melanthum (Jord. & Fourr.) St.-Lag.
- Alexitoxicon nigrum (L.) St.-Lag.
- Antitoxicum nigrum (L.) Pobed.
- Asclepias fuscata Willd.
- Asclepias media Steud.
- Asclepias nigra L.
- Asclepias ovata Steud.
- Cynanchum atrum (Jord. & Fourr.) Breistr.
- Cynanchum barbatum L.f. ex Schult.
- Cynanchum fuscum (Lour.) Schult.
- Cynanchum louiseae Kartesz & Gandhi
- Cynanchum medium R.Br.
- Cynanchum nigrum (L.) Pers.
- Vincetoxicum atrum Jord. & Fourr.
- Vincetoxicum nigricans Jord. & Fourr.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 567 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tyler Ekholm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Pirrello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: rokuna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Iberite, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: suzannehale, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jomegat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ella Landman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.