Genus Sarcostemma R. Br.

Synonym of Cynanchum L.


Summary
Genus number:
10752
Last updated:
2 February 2012
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Asclepiadeae
Subtribe:
Cynanchinae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Liede, S. & A. Täuber. 2000. Sarcostemma R. Br. (Apocynaceae - Asclepiadoideae) - a controversial generic circumscription reconsidered: evidence from trnL-F spacers. Pl. Syst. Evol. 225:133-140. Note: genus is polyphyletic if treated broadly
  2. Liede, S. & U. Meve. 2001. New combinations and new names in Malagasy Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae). Adansonia 23:347-351. Note: = Cynanchum L.
  3. Liede, S. 1996. Sarcostemma (Asclepiadaceae), a controversial generic circumscription reconsidered: morphological evidence. Syst. Bot. 21:31-44. Note: accepts
  4. Liede-Schumann, S. & U. Meve. 2005. Notes on succulent Cynanchum (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) in East Africa. Novon 15:320-323. Note: = Cynanchum L.
  5. Meve, U. & S. Liede. 1996. Sarcostemma R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) in East Africa and Arabia. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 120:21-38. Note: accepts
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/taxonomygenus?id=10752. Accessed 11 May 2026.