Amphineurion is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1948. It contains only one known species, Amphineurion marginatum, native to Cambodia, S China (Guangdong, Hainan), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe: | Apocyneae |
| Genus: | Amphineurion (A.DC.) Pichon |
| Species: | A. marginatum
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| Amphineurion marginatum (Roxb.) D.J.Middleton
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Description & habitat
editAganosma marginata is a liana that can grow up to 8 metres (26 ft) in length. When young, it sometimes forms a shrub with arching branches.[4] Its habitats are mountain forests and seashore thickets.[2]
Uses
editIn times of famine, including during the Khmer Rouge regime years, the people of Cambodia eat the young leaves and stem of this climber, called krâllam' paè or trâllam' paè in Khmer language.[5] Various parts of the plant are also used in traditional medicine to treat a number of ailments, including menstruation problems.
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 168 香花藤 xiang hua teng Aganosma marginata (Roxburgh) G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 77. 1837.
- ^ Middleton, D.J. (2011). Flora of peninsular Malaysia , II, 2: 1–235. Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia.
- ^ Middleton, David J. (September 2004). "Aganosma marginata (Roxb.) G.Don". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 10. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. pp. 14, 15.
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