Vincetoxicum polyanthum Kuntze is a plant in the Apocynaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Vincetoxicum polyanthum Kuntze

Vincetoxicum polyanthum Kuntze

Vincetoxicum polyanthum, coast tylophora, is an Australian native vine currently treated as Tylophora benthamii in recent Australian rainforest plant keys.

Family
Genus
Vincetoxicum
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Vincetoxicum polyanthum Kuntze

Vincetoxicum polyanthum Kuntze, commonly known as coast tylophora, is a vine that belongs to the dogbane family Apocynaceae. This species was first described in 1891 by German botanist Otto Kuntze. It is native to the Australian states of New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. As of November 2024, the most recent edition of the Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants identification key treats this species as Tylophora benthamii.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum

More from Apocynaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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