Morrenia odorata

Latexplant
Strangler vine
Morrenia odorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Morrenia
Species: M. odorata
Binomial name
Morrenia odorata
(Hook. & Arn.) Lindl.
Morrenia odorata seeds

Morrenia odorata, the latexplant or strangler vine, is a plant in the Apocynaceae family, which is native to South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay).[1][2][3][4] This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental.[5]

homonym

Morrenia odorata Hort. ex D.G. Kuntze not (Hook. & Arn.) Lindl. now Mikania glomerata[6]

References

  1. Goyder, D. J. 2003. A synopsis of Morrenia Lindl. (Apocynaceae subfam. Asclepiadoideae). Kew Bulletin 58(3): 713–721
  2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  3. Fabris, H. A. 1965. Primulaceae, Myrsinaceae, Ericaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Sapotaceae, Symplocaceae, Oleaceae, Loganiaceae, Gentianaceae, Menyanthaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Convolvulaceae, Bignoniaceae, Campanulaceae in A. Cabrera. 4(5): 6–12; 298–302. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
  4. Pontiroli, A. 1983. Asclepiadaceae. 13(8): 116–175. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la provincia de Jujuy. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
  5. Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
  6. The Plant List, Morrenia odorata Hort. ex D.G. Kuntze

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