Taxon: Vincetoxicum atratum (Bunge) C. Morren & Decne.

Summary

Genus:

Vincetoxicum

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Asclepiadoideae

Tribe:

Asclepiadeae

Subtribe:

Tylophorinae

Nomen number:

410667

Place of publication:

J. Decaisne in A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 8:523. 1844

Verified:

03/11/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Cynanchum atratum Bunge

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Chinese	bai wei	白薇	as Cynanchum atratum	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur	Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye	Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.

Native
Asia-Temperate

RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye, Amur]
CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]

Reference(s)

Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Cynanchum atratum Bunge

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore	as Cynanchum atratum	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Cynanchum atratum

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=410667. Accessed 15 April 2026.