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Cynanchum chinense

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

A twining herb plant. It grows 4 m tall. It is hairy. The leaves are opposite and broadly triangle or heart shaped. They are 3-9 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. The flowering shoots fork at the first flower. The flowers are white. The fruit is a cylinder shaped follicle 8-13 cm long by 5-8 mm wide. The seeds are oblong.

There are about 150 Cynanchum species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It north China it grows along roadsides and riverbanks from sea level to 500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Korea, Mongolia

How it is used for food

The young fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Yangnaijjiao

Synonyms

Cynanchum pubescens Bunge; Vincetoxicum pubescens (Bunge) Kuntze;