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Cynanchum bungei

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Decaisne

Common Names

• Bai shou wu (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Gansu
• Hebei
• Liaoning
• Nei Mongol
• Shandong
• Shanxi
• Zhejiang - China
• Korea
• Mongolia

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• roadsides
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Jun-Jul (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Nov (China)

Slender puberulent or glabrous tuberous twiner to 4m, Hispid leaves to 80mm x 50mm. Axillary umbels to 40mm x 25mm of scented white or yellowish-green flowers, sepals to 1.5 x 0.7, corolla tube to 1mm, lobes to 4mm x 2.5mm, corona 5-lobed. Glabrous 100mm long x 10mm follicles

Medicinal uses

Further References

• FOC
• WFO
• de Candolle
• G. Don
• Botanicus
• Kew