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Cynanchum officinale

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Hemsley) Tsiang & Zhang

Common Names

• Zhu sha teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Anhui
• Gansu
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangxi
• Shaanxi
• Sichuan
• Yunnan - China
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• open woodland.

Flowering Times

• May-Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Nov (China)

Twiner with terminal or axillary umbels of flowers with 1mm tubes, 5mm lobes, glabrous follicle to110mm long x 10mm with 2 longitudinal ridges

Roots have medicinal uses

Further References

• FOC
• WFO
• Kew