Apocynaceae
Funastrum

Funastrum clausum (Jacq.) Schltr.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 283 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Juárez-Jaimes, V. & Lozada, L. (2003). Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán 37: 1-57. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • USDA, NRCS (2005-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Belgrano, M.J. & Zanotti, C.A. (eds.) (2021). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 19(2): 1-466. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [Cited as Sarcostemma clausum.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Bernal, R., Galeano, G., Rodríguez, A., Sarmiento, H. & Gutiérrez, M. (2017). Nombres comunes de las plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
  • Linares, E. (1994). Inventario preliminar de las plantas utilizadas para elaborar artesanías en Colombia. Vniversitas Scientarium. Vol 2: 1-38
  • Linares, E.L., Galeano, G., García, N. & Figueroa, Y. (2008). Fibras vegetales utilizadas en artesanías en Colombia. Artesanías de Colombia S.A. , Instituto de Ciencias Naturales-Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2012). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jagtap, A.P. & Singh, N.P. (1999). Fascicles of Flora of India 24: 1-332. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Juárez-Jaimes, V. & Lozada, L. (2003). Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán 37: 1-57. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Monro, A.K., González, F., Santamaría, D., Chacón, O., Rodríguez, A., Solano, D. Zamora, N. & Correa, M. (2011). A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama. Phytotaxa 322: 1-283.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Wiggins, I.L. (1980). Flora of Baja California: 1-1025. Stanford Univ. Press.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Germán Torres-Morales (Originador, Editor), Laura Nova (Originador), Jhon Estupián (Editor), Lina García (Contacto del recurso). Lista de especies de plantas y murciélagos de la cuenca del río Claro, Antioquia. 2746 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_rioclaro_faunaflora_201
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. (2013). Servicios ecosistémicos de especies de fauna y flora presentes en la Orinoquía colombiana. 128 registros, aportados por: Salgado, B. (Contacto del recurso), Gutiérrez, J. (Creador del recurso), Bernal, M. (Proveedor de metadatos). Versión 8.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=orinoquia_faunaflora_is_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Pedroga, J.A.; Corrêa, T.R.; Piva, J.H. [1288] Brazil K000447755 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Hamilton, W.D. [72] Brazil K001060890 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Salino, A.; Morais, P.O. [4496] Brazil K001060888 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Mendonça, R.C.; Silva, M.A.; Cardoso, E.; Oliveira, N.R.; Souza, N.G. [3989] Brazil K001060889 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Hatschbach, G.; Schinini, A.; Silva, J.M. [59042] Brazil K000095670 Yes
Aug 1, 1988 Milliken, W. [731] Brazil K000095668 Yes
Jan 8, 1985 Farney, C.; Landolt, E. [382] Brazil K000095664 Yes
Palmer, E. [5] Mexico K000196774 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000096419 Yes
Seibert, R., J. [637] Panama K000196751 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, H.H. [1681] Colombia K001492722 Yes
Galeotti, H.G. [1529] Mexico K000196773 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [8168] Brazil K000095674 Isotype Yes
Burchell [9132] Brazil K000095677 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [1357] Brazil K000095671 Isotype Yes
Kvist, L.P.; Londoño, X.; Steele, O.C.; Tiwari, S.; Tamessar, M. [394] Guyana K001577014 Yes
Gardner [1357] Brazil K000095672 Type Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J.; Mamam, F. [13186] Bolivia K:SPC-61955.000 No
Spruce, R. [283] Brazil K000096418 Yes
Plowman, T. [6393] Peru K:SPC-44444.000 No
Spruce [s.n.] Brazil K000096417 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] K000196745 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ule, E. [7821] Brazil K000095673 Yes
Sperling, C.R.; Silva, M.G.; Condon, M.; Rosario, C.S.; Lima, R.P.; Santos, J.C. [6321] Brazil K000095663 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [12146] Bolivia K:SPC-61969.000 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [21744] Brazil K000095675 Type Yes
Hinton, G.B. [10607] Mexico K000465560 No
Broom [s.n.] Brazil K000096420 Yes
Ruiz; Pavon [s.n.] Peru K000196750 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J. [13063] Bolivia K:SPC-61542.000 No
Salles, A.E.H. [109] Brazil K000095665 Isolectotype Yes
Martius [241] Brazil K000096416 Yes
Glaziou, A. [14092] Brazil K000095676 Yes
Mori, S.A.; Silva, L.A.M.; Kallunk, J.A.; Santos, T.S.; Santos, A.V.P. [9635] Brazil K000095667 Yes
Gilbert [97] Brazil K000095666 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [12510] Bolivia K:SPC-61546.000 No
Hinton, G.B. [6452] Mexico K000465559 No
Ruiz; Pavon [s.n.] Peru K000196749 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinton, G.B. [9370] Mexico K000465558 No
Ratter, J.A.; Pott, A.; Pott, V. [5937] Brazil K000095669 Yes
Shannon, W., C. [169] Guatemala K000196772 Unknown Type Material Yes
Panama K001492713 Yes
Panama K001492714 Yes
Venezuela K001492715 Yes
Venezuela K001492716 Yes
Venezuela K001492717 Yes
Colombia K001492718 Yes
Colombia K001492719 Yes
Colombia K001492720 Yes
Colombia K001492721 Yes
Colombia K001492723 Yes
Colombia K001492724 Yes
Colombia K001492725 Yes
Colombia K001492726 Yes
Colombia K001492727 Yes
Colombia K001492728 Yes
Colombia K001492729 Yes
Colombia K001492730 Yes
Ecuador K001492731 Yes
Ecuador K001492732 Yes
Ecuador K001492733 Yes
Ecuador K001492734 Yes
Ecuador K001492735 Yes
Ecuador K001492736 Yes
Ecuador K001492737 Yes
Ecuador K001492738 Yes
Ecuador K001492739 Yes
Peru K001492740 Yes
Peru K001492741 Yes
Peru K001492742 Yes
Peru K001492743 Yes
Peru K001492744 Yes
Peru K001492745 Yes
Peru K001492746 Yes
Peru K001492747 Yes
Peru K001492748 Yes
Peru K001492749 Yes
Peru K001492750 Yes
Peru K001492751 Yes
Peru K001492752 Yes
Peru K001492753 Yes
Peru K001492754 Yes
Peru K001492755 Yes
Peru K001492756 Yes
Peru K001492757 Yes
Peru K001492758 Yes
Peru K001492759 Yes
Peru K001492760 Yes
Peru K001492761 Yes
Peru K001492762 Yes
Flanagan, H.G. [379] South Africa Schizoglossum filiforme K000234564 Type Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Schizoglossum filiforme K000234566 Syntype Yes
Daly, M. [677] South Africa Schizoglossum filiforme K000234561 Type Yes
MacOwan [672] South Africa Schizoglossum filiforme K000234563 Syntype Yes
MacOwan [672] South Africa Schizoglossum filiforme K000234924 Syntype Yes
Baur, R. [343] Schizoglossum filiforme K000234923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Schizoglossum filiforme K000234558 Type Yes
Bolton [s.n.] South Africa Schizoglossum filiforme K000234562 Syntype Yes
Hutton, H. [s.n.] South Africa Schizoglossum filiforme K000234565 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [4976] South Africa Schizoglossum filiforme K000234560 Syntype Yes
Galpin, E.E. [1580] South Africa Schizoglossum filiforme K000234559 Unknown Type Material Yes

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