Apocynum
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Apocynum, commonly known as dogbane[2] or Indian hemp,[2] is a small genus of the flowering plant family Apocynaceae. Its name comes from Ancient Greek Template:Wikt-lang,[3] from Template:Wikt-lang apo- "away" and Template:Wikt-lang kyōn "dog",[4] referring to dogbane (Cionura erecta),[5] which was used to poison dogs.[6] The genus is native to North America, temperate Asia, and southeastern Europe.[1][7][8]
Apocynum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the queen butterfly and the mouse moth.
Uses
Apocynum cannabinum is used as a source of fiber by Native Americans. Apocynum venetum (Template:Zh) is used as an herbal tea in China.[9] Dogbane contains cymarin, a cardiotonic agent formerly used to treat cardiac arrhythmia in humans.[10]
Species
Almost 300 names have been proposed in the genus for species, subspecies, and forms.[1] As of 2019[update], only the following five species and hybrids are currently recognized, with several subspecies and varieties accepted for A. androsaemifolium and A. venetum (see their respective species pages).[11]
- Apocynum androsaemifolium L. – Canada, United States, northeastern Mexico
- Apocynum cannabinum L. – Canada, United States
- Apocynum × floribundum Greene (a hybrid of A. androsaemifolium and A. cannabinum) – Canada, United States, northern Mexico
- Apocynum pictum Schrenk – China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Apocynum venetum L. – southeastern Europe and Asia
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References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Apocynum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 517. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Colorado Plant Database - SPREADING DOGBANE - Apocynum androsaemifolium". www.jeffco.us. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Xiong, Q; Fan, W; Tezuka, Y; Adnyana, IK; Stampoulis, P; Hattori, M; Namba, T; Kadota, S (2000). "Hepatoprotective effect of Apocynum venetum and its active constituents". Planta Med. 66 (2): 127–33. Bibcode:2000PlMed..66..127X. doi:10.1055/s-2000-11135. PMID 10763585. S2CID 25960011.
- ^ National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Cymarine
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Apocynum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
External links
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