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Marsdenia rostrata

 
Veterinary Dictionary: Marsdenia rostrata

Australian plant in the family Asclepiadaceae; toxin is probably cynanchoside; liana-type vine with milky sap. The leaves are unpalatable but if eaten cause signs of unsteadiness, collapse, convulsions, dyspnea and, in pigs, vomiting. Death follows within a few hours. Called also milk vine.

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