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Funastrum
Funastrum
is
a genus
of
flowering plant
now in the
family
Apocynaceae
. The name is
derived
from the
Latin
word
funis
, meaning "rope", and
astrum
, alluding to the
twining
stems
. Members of the
genus
are commonly known as
twinevines
.
Selected
species
Funastrum clausum
Schltr. -
white twinevine
Funastrum crispum
Schltr. -
wavyleaf
twinevine
Funastrum cynanchoides
Schltr. -
fringed twinevine
Funastrum hirtellum
Schltr. -
hairy milkweed
Funastrum torreyi
Schltr. -
soft
twinevine
Formerly placed here
Seutera
angustifolia
Fishbein
& W.D.Stevens