PLANTS Profile for Cynanchum lineare (West Indian swallow-wort)

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PLANTS Profile

Cynanchum lineare (Bello) Alain, nom. inq.
West Indian swallow-wort

Symbol:

CYLI3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asclepiadaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Vine
Forb/herb

More Information:

Images:
Cynanchum lineare (Bello) Alain, nom. inq.

Synonyms:
Cynanchum lineare (Bello) Alain, nom. inq.

MELI8

Metastelma lineare Bello

Native Status:
Cynanchum lineare (Bello) Alain, nom. inq.


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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Related Taxa:
Cynanchum lineare (Bello) Alain, nom. inq.

View 23 genera in Asclepiadaceae, 24 species in Cynanchum

Classification:
Cynanchum lineare (Bello) Alain, nom. inq.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed family
Genus	Cynanchum L. – swallow-wort
Species	Cynanchum lineare (Bello) Alain, nom. inq. – West Indian swallow-wort

More Accounts and Images:
Cynanchum lineare (Bello) Alain, nom. inq.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501895.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 01:13 PM CDT