Ampelamus

Ampelamus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Ampelamus
Raf.
Type species
Ampelamus riparius
Raf.

Ampelamus is a genus of plant in family Asclepiadaceae, first described in 1819.[1][2] It is native to Colombia and to eastern North America.

Species[3]
  1. Ampelamus laevis (Michx.) Krings (synonyms A. albidus, A. riparius, Cynanchum laeve, Gonolobus laevis, Vincetoxicum gonocarpos var. laevis) - C + E United States, Ontario[4]
  2. Ampelamus volubilis (Turcz.) Dugand (synonyms Enslenia volubilis, Gonolobus volubilis, Nematuris volubilis) - Colombia[5]
formerly included

transferred to Cynanchum

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, September 24, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.