Cynanchum viminale (L.) Bassi GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Cynanchum

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Asclepiadoideae

Tribe:

Asclepiadeae

Subtribe:

Cynanchinae

Nomen number:

464436

Place of publication:

Bononiensi Sci. Inst. Acad. Comment. 6(Opusc.):17. 1768

Verified:

02/02/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

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

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym

Euphorbia viminale L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Asclepias viminalis (L.) Steud.
Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R. Br.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Asclepias acida Roxb.
Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.) Voigt

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Reference(s)

Goyder, D. J. 2008. Nomenclatural changes resulting from the transfer of tropical African Sarcostemma to Cynanchum ( Apocynaceae : Asclepiadoideae ). Kew Bull. 63:471-472.
Liede-Schumann, S. & U. Meve. 2005. Notes on succulent Cynanchum (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) in East Africa. Novon 15:320-323. Note: lists as C. viminale L.
Meve, U. & S. Liede-Schumann. 2013. Erratum to: Taxonomic dissolution of Sarcostemma (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae). Kew Bull. 68:187-188.
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia. Note: lists as C. viminale (L.) L.

Common names

English
causticbush –
caustic-creeper –
sacred soma –
soma –
Transcribed Chinese
rou shan hu –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Cabo Verde
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Djibouti
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Lesotho
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Eastern Cape
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Limpopo
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Mpumalanga
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Northern Cape
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Western Cape
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius	Rodrigues Island
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Seychelles
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman	Al Batinah North
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng	s.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Andhra Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Bihar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Gujarat
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Karnataka
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Kerala
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Madhya Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Maharashtra
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Odisha
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Rajasthan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Tamil Nadu
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	West Bengal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Victoria
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	New Caledonia

Native
Africa

MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Western Cape]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius [Rodrigues Island], Reunion, Seychelles

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman [Al Batinah North], Saudi Arabia, Yemen
CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng (s.), Hainan Sheng]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka], Nepal, Pakistan
INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Philippines

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Northern Territory]

Pacific

SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore	fide F ChinaEng, as Sarcostemma acidum; Healing Pl India, as Sarcostemma acidum; CRC MedHerbs ed2, as Sarcostemma acidum	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	as Sarcostemma viminale	Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa

Taxon: Cynanchum viminale (L.) Bassi