1. Home
2. Cynanchum chinense

Cynanchum chinense

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

R. Brown

Common Names

• E rong teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Gansu
• Hebei
• Henan
• Jiangsu
• Jilin
• Liaoning
• Ningxia
• Qinghai
• Shaanxi
• Shandong
• Shanxi - China
• Korea
• Mongolia

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• riverbanks
• disturbed areas
• hedgerows

Flowering Times

• Jun-Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Oct (China)

Pubescent herbaceous twiner to4m, leaaves to 90mm x 70mm. Inflorescence to 20 white flowers, sepals 2mm x 1mm, corolla 1mm tube, lobes to 6mm x 1.2mmcorona tube 1mm. 130mm x 8mm follicles

Medicinal uses

Further References

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