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The genus Cynanchum is in the family Apocynaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Cynanchum

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Cynanchum absconditum Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum abyssinicum Decne.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum aculeatum (Desc.) Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum acuminatum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum acutifolium (Phil.) Reiche	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum acutum L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum adalinae (K.Schum.) K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum africanum (L.) Hoffmanns.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum alatum Wight & Arn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum altiscandens K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum ambiguum (Maxim.) Matsum.	Accepted		TRO
Cynanchum ambovombense (Liede) Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum ampanihense Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum analamazaotrense Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum anderssonii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum andinum Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum andringitrense Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum angavokeliense Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum ansamalense Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum anthonyanum Hand.-Mazz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum antsiranense (Meve & Liede) Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum appendiculatopsis Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum appendiculatum Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum arenarium Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum argentinense Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum atacamense Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum balslevii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum baronii Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum batangense P.T.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum beatricis Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum beckii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum bernardii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum bicampanulatum M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum bifidum Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum bisinuatum Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum blandum (Decne.) Sundell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum blyttioides Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum bojerianum (Decne.) Choux	Accepted		TRO
Cynanchum bonariense (Decne.) T.Mey.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum bosseri Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum boudieri H.Lév. & Vaniot	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum bowmannii S.T.Blake	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum brachyphyllum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum brasiliense (Morillo) Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum brevicoronatum M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum bricenoi Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum bulligerum (Speg.) Macloskie	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum bungei Decne.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum callialatum Buch.-Ham. ex Wight	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum campii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum canoi Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum carautanum (Fontana & Schwein.) Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum cardozoi Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum carmenaemiliae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum carnosum (R. Br.) Domin	Accepted		TRO
Cynanchum caudigerum R.W.Holm	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum celebicum Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum chanchanense Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum chilense (Phil.) Malme	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum chimboracense Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum chinense R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum chouxii Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum comorense Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum compactum Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum confusum R.W.Holm	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum corymbosum Wight	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum crassiantherae Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum crassipedicellatum Meve & Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum cristalinense Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum cuatrecasasii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum cucullatum N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum cyathiforme (Sundell) W.D.Stevens	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum dalhousiae Wight	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum danguyanum Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum de-filippii Delponte	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum decaryi Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum decipiens C.K.Schneid.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum decorsei (Costantin & Gallaud) Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum descoingsii Rauh	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum diazmirandae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum diemii T.Mey.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum dimidiatum (Hassk.) Boerl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum dombeyanum (Decne.) Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum duclouxii M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum ekmanii Alain	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum elachistemmoides (Liede & Meve) Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum elegans (Benth.) Domin	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum ellemannii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum ellipticum (Harv.) R.A.Dyer	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum erikseniae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum erythranthum Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum eurychitoides K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum eurychiton (Decne.) K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum falcatum Hutch. & E.A.Bruce	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum fasciculiflorum Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum fernandezii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum floribundum R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum floriferum Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum folotsioides Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum formosum N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum funale Poir.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum gentryi (Morillo) Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum gerrardii (Harv.) Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum gilbertii Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum giraldii Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum glomeratum Bosser	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum gobicum Grubov	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum goertsianum Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum graminiforme Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum granatense (Baill.) Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum grandidieri Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum guehoi Bosser	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum hardyi Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum hastifolium K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum heteromorphum Vatke	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum heydei Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum hickenii Malme	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum hoedimeerium Bakh.f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum humbert-capuronii Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum implicatum (Jum. & H.Perrier) Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum insigne (N.E.Br.) Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum insulanum (Hance) Hemsl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum intricatum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum isidrensis Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum itremense Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum jacquemontianum Decne.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum jaliscanum (Vail) Woodson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum japonicum (C. Morren & Decaisne) Hemsl.	Accepted		TRO
Cynanchum jaramilloi Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum javanicum (Koord.-Schum.) Bakh. f.	Accepted		TRO
Cynanchum jenmanii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum juliani-marnieri Desc.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum jumellei Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum junciforme (Decne.) Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum kaschgaricum Y.X.Liou	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum kingdonwardii M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum kintungense Tsiang	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum kwangsiense Tsiang & H.T.Zhang	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum lanhsuense T.Yamaz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum lechleri Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum lecomtei Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum lenewtonii Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum leptolepis (Benth.) Domin	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum leptostephanum Diels	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum leucanthum (K.Schum.) K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum leucophellum Diels	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum ligulatum (Benth.) Woodson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum lineare N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum liukiuense Warb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum loheri Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum longecalicinum Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum longipedunculatum M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum longipes N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum longirostrum (K.Schum.) W.D.Stevens	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum lopezpalaciosii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum luteifluens (Jum. & H.Perrier) Desc.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum luteynii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum lysimachioides Tsiang & P.T.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum maasii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum macranthum Jum. & H. Perrier	Accepted		TRO
Cynanchum macrolobum Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum madagascariense K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum magale Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum mahafialense Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum mariense (Meve & Liede) Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum mariquitense Mutis	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum marnierianum Rauh	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum masoalense Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum maximoviczii Pobed.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum mazzuchii (Speg.) Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum megalanthum M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum membranaceum (Liede & Meve) Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum menarandrense Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum meridense Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum messeri (Buchenau) Puech	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum mevei Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum meyeri (Decne.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum microphyllum Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum microstemma (Turcz.) Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum minahassae Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum mongolicum (Maxim.) Kom.	Accepted		TRO
Cynanchum moramangense Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum moratii Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum morilloi P.T.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum morrenioides Goyder	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum mossambicense K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum muricatum (Blume) Boerl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum myrtifolium Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum napiferum Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum natalitium Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum nematostemma Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum nielsenii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum obtusifolium L.f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum officinale (Hemsl.) Tsiang & H.T.Zhang	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum orangeanum (Schltr.) N.E.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum otophyllum C.K.Schneid.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum ovalifolium Wight	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum pachycladon Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum pachyphyllum (Decne.) K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum pamirense Tsiang & H.T.Zhang	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum paniculatum (Bunge) Kitag.	Accepted		TRO
Cynanchum papillatum Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum paramorum Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum parviflorum (R. Br.) Alain	Accepted		TRO
Cynanchum pedunculatum R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum perrieri Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum petignatii Liede & Rauh	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum phillipsonianum Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum physocarpum Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum pichinchense K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum pietrangelii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum polyanthum K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum praecox Schltr. ex S.Moore	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum prevostii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum puberulum F.Muell. ex Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum purpurascens (C. Morren & Decaisne) Matsum.	Accepted		TRO
Cynanchum purpureiflorum Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum purpureum (Pall.) K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum pusilum Grubov	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum pycnoneuroides Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum racemosum (Jacq.) Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum radiatum Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum rauhianum Desc.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum repandum (Decne.) K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum riometense Sundell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum rioparanense Sundell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum rodriguezii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum rossii Rauh	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum roulinioides (E.Fourn.) Rapini	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum roylei Wight	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum rubricoronae Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum ruizteranii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum rungweense Bullock	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum samuelssonii Malme	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum schistoglossum Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum schizocoronum Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum scopulosum Bosser	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum sepium (Decne.) Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum sessiliflorum (Decne.) Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum siderocalyx Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum sigridiae Meve & M.Teissier	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum sinoracemosum M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum sodiroi K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum stannardii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum staubii Bosser	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum stenospira K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum subtilis Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum suluense Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum sumbawanum Warb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum surrubriflorum W.D.Stevens	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum szechuanense Tsiang & H.T.Zhang	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum tamense Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum tarmense Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum thesioides (Freyn) K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum tiaratum Malme	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum toliari Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum triangulare M.G.Gilbert, W.D.Stevens & P.T.Li	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum trilobulatum Lillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum trollii Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum tsaratananense Choux	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum tuberculatum (Blume ex Miq.) Boerl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum tunicatum (Retz.) Alston	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum umtalense Liede	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum unguiculatum Ruiz & Pav. ex Britton	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum veleziae Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum velutinum Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum ventensis Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum verrucosum (Desc.) Liede & Meve	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum viminale (L.) L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum violator R.W.Holm	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum virens (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum virescens (K. Schum.) K. Schum.	Accepted		TRO
Cynanchum wallichii Wight	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum warburgii Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum wilfordii (Maxim.) Hemsl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum wrightianum Alain	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum wurdackii Morillo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Cynanchum zeyheri Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)

Statistics

The Plant List includes 942 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Cynanchum. Of these 279 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 44 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Cynanchum. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 942 species names for the genus Cynanchum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	279	29.6%
◕	Synonym	292	31.0%
◕	Unplaced	25	2.7%
◕	Unassessed	346	36.7%

All names

The status of the 986 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Cynanchum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	289	29.3%
◕	Synonym	317	32.2%
◕	Unplaced	25	2.5%
◕	Unassessed	355	36.0%

Of these names,

• 5 are recorded as invalid
• 67 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 942 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Cynanchum, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	272	230	0	0	502	53.3%
	Low confidence	7	62	25	346	440	46.7%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Cynanchum, are as follows: