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Cynanchum amplexicaule

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are opposite and without leaf stalks. They are oval and 4-6 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The upper leaves are smaller. The fruit are sword shaped follicles 5-7 cm long by 5-8 mm wide.

Used in medicine. There are about 150-200 Cynanchum species. Probably now in Apocynaceae.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows on mountain slopes, grasslands, maritime dunes between 0–1000 m altitude in China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea

How it is used for food

CAUTION:

Edible parts

Leaves, seedspod

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Alexitoxicon amplexicaule (Siebold & Zuccarini) Pobedimova; Antitoxicum amplex-icaule (Siebold & Zuccarini) Pobedimova; Cynanchum amplexicaule var. castaneum Makino; Vincetoxicum amplexicaule Siebold & Zuccarini; Vincetoxicum amplex-icaule var. castaneum (Makino) Kitagawa;