Ruehssia cundurango | |
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Marsdenia cundurango[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
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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Subspecies | |
Synonyms | |
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]