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]
- Ampelamus laevis (Michx.) Krings (synonyms A. albidus, A. riparius, Cynanchum laeve, Gonolobus laevis, Vincetoxicum gonocarpos var. laevis) - C + E United States, Ontario[4]
- Ampelamus volubilis (Turcz.) Dugand (synonyms Enslenia volubilis, Gonolobus volubilis, Nematuris volubilis) - Colombia[5]
- formerly included
transferred to Cynanchum
- Ampelamus ligulatus (Benth.) A.Heller, synonym of Cynanchum ligulatum (Benth.) Woodson
References
- ↑ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1819. American monthly magazine and critical review 4: 192
- ↑ Tropicos, genus Ampelamus
- ↑ The Plant List, genus Ampelamus
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map, Cynanchum laeve
- ↑ Tropicos, Enslenia volubilis (Turcz.) H. Karst
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