Vincetoxicum anomalum

Vincetoxicum anomalum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Vincetoxicum
Species:	V. anomalum
Binomial name
Vincetoxicum anomalum (N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede [1]
Synonyms [1]
Cynanchum chirindenseS.Moore Cynanchum papillosumWeim. Tylophora anomalaN.E.Br. Tylophora mayottaeW.D.Stevens, Labat & F.Barthelat Tylophora urceolataMeve

Vincetoxicum anomalum is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the island of Bioko and Cameroon in the west of Africa, and from Uganda to KwaZulu-Natal and the island of Mayotte in the east of Africa. ^[1] It was first described by N. E. Brown in 1908 as Tylophora anomala. ^[2]

Distribution

Vincetoxicum anomalum has a discontinuous distribution. In the west of Africa, it is native to the island of Bioko and to Cameroon. In the west of Africa, it is native to Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and to the island of Mayotte in the Mozambique Channel. ^[1]

Conservation

Tylophora urceolata was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 2000 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Bioko, Cameroon and Tanzania. ^[3] As of February 2023 ^[update] , T. urceolata was regarded as a synonym of Vincetoxicum anomalum, which has a wider distribution. ^[1]

References

1. "Vincetoxicum anomalum (N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-02-16
2. "Vincetoxicum anomalum (N.E.Br.) Meve & Liede", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-02-16
3. Cheek, M.; Cable, S. (2000), "Tylophora urceolata", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , 2000 e.T39499A10236849, doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39499A10236849.en , retrieved 2023-02-16