Ruehssia cundurango
| Ruehssia cundurango | |
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| Marsdenia cundurango[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Ruehssia |
| Species: | R. cundurango
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| Binomial name | |
| Ruehssia cundurango (Triana) Liede & H.A.Keller
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Of the species:[2]
Of subsp. cundurango:[3]
Of subsp. fosteri:[4]
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Ruehssia cundurango is a species of plant of the genus Ruehssia native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in South America.[2] It has the common name condurango.[5] The subspecies Ruehssia cundurango subsp. cundurango (synonym Marsdenia cundurango) is known to contain conduritol, a cyclitol or cyclic polyol. It was first isolated in 1908 by K. Kübler from the bark of the vine.[6]
Subspecies[edit]
As of November 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies:[2]
- Ruehssia cundurango subsp. cundurango – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Ruehssia cundurango subsp. fosteri (Morillo) Liede & H.A.Keller – Peru
References[edit]
- ^ 1887 illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler - Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen
- ^ a b c "Ruehssia cundurango (Triana) Liede & H.A.Keller". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Ruehssia cundurango subsp. cundurango". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Ruehssia cundurango subsp. fosteri (Morillo) Liede & H.A.Keller". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalog of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181
- ^ Marsdenia condurango on www.crescentbloom.com
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