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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