Ruehssia cundurango

Ruehssia cundurango
Marsdenia cundurango
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Ruehssia
Species:
R. cundurango
Binomial name
Ruehssia cundurango
(Triana) Liede & H.A.Keller
Subspecies

See text.

Synonyms

Of the species:

  • Gonolobus cundurango Triana

Of subsp. cundurango:

  • Marsdenia cundurango Rchb.f.
  • Marsdenia reichenbachii Triana, nom. superfl.
  • Pseudomarsdenia cundurango (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Pseusmagennetus equatoriensis Ruschenb.

Of subsp. fosteri:

  • Marsdenia cundurango subsp. fosteri Morillo

Ruehssia cundurango is a species of plant of the genus Ruehssia native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in South America. It has the common name condurango. 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.

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