| 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  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Ruehssia cundurango (Triana) Liede & H.A.Keller  | |
| Subspecies | |
| Synonyms | |
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 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]
Subspecies
As of November 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies:[2]
- Ruehssia cundurango subsp. cundurango – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
 - Ruehssia cundurango subsp. fosteri (Morillo) Liede & H.A.Keller – Peru
 
References
- ↑ 1887 illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler - Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen
 - 1 2 3 "Ruehssia cundurango (Triana) Liede & H.A.Keller". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
 - ↑ "Ruehssia cundurango subsp. cundurango". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
 - ↑ "Ruehssia cundurango subsp. fosteri (Morillo) Liede & H.A.Keller". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
 - ↑ Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalog of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181
 - ↑ Marsdenia condurango on www.crescentbloom.com
 
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