Cynanchum acutum, Montpellier scamony plant, Stranglevine,
חנק מחודד
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| | Scientific name: |
| Cynanchum acutum L. |
| Common name: |
| Montpellier scamony plant, Stranglevine |
| Hebrew name: |
| חנק מחודד |
| Family: |
| Asclepiadaceae, אסקלפיים |
Date Picture Taken: December 12, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Phanerophyte shrub, climber |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Pink |
| Flowering Period: |
| June, July, August, September |
| Habitat: |
| Humid habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: December 12, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Cynanchum, Greek, kynos, a dog; ancho, to strangle. Some of the species of these twining herbs and herbs and sub-shrubs are poisonous.
acutum, with a sharp but not a tapering point.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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