Vincetoxicum fuscatum (Hornem.) Rchb. f.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inPlant families

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 by Markgraf in Tutin et al. (1972) and 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: Pastures/grasslands,  Pteridium aguilinium fields, sparse woods, edges and clearings of oak and European beech forests, from 500 up to c. 1400 m altitude.

Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.

Vincetoxicum fuscatum – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – flowering stems. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – flowering stem. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – stem with developing fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – stem with developing fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – flowers. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – flowers. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – flowers. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – flowers. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – flowers. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – flowers. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – spent flowers and developing fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – spent flowers and developing fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – developing fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – fruit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – stem with leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – stems with leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – stem. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – habit. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vincetoxicum fuscatum – fruits. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 20.08.2023. 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 – 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:

Vincetoxicum fuscatum (Hornem.) Endl. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:941588-1 [Accessed 08.06.2022].

Vincetoxicum fuscatum. Marhold, K. (2011+): Apocynaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f4a87af5-11b3-4bc7-8791-a2bef1f9074f [Accessed 08.06.2022].

Vincetoxicum N. M. Wolf. Matevski, V. (2010). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. II, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 54 – 58.

Vincetoxicum N. M. Wolf. Markgraf, F. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 71 – 73.

Last update: 23.10.2023.