Taxonomy: Fam. Apocynaceae// Genus: Vincetxicum // Species: Vincetoxicum fuscatum (Hornem.) Rchb. f. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlanBase (source: Marhold, 2011+).
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Southeast and East Europe to Turkey and Kazakhstan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Sparse woods and edges of oak forests.
Flowering period: Late spring: MAY.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – inflorescence with flower buds. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – inflorescence with flower buds. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – fruit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – fruit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vincetoxicum fuscatum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Matevski, V. (2010). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. II, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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