Gongronema

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Gongronema
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Marsdenieae
Genus: Gongronema
(Endl.) Decne.
Synonyms[1]

Gymnema sect. Gongronema Endl.

Gongronema is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1844. Some of the species are native to Africa, with others in South and Southeast Asia.[2]

Species accepted[3]
  1. (N.E.Br.) Bullock - Angola
  2. King & Gamble - W Malaysia
  3. King & Gamble - W Malaysia
  4. Kerr - Thailand
  5. (Wight) Decne. - Thailand
  6. Warb. - Vietnam
  7. (S.Moore) Bullock - Mozambique
  8. Benth. - W Africa
  9. P.T.Li & X.M.Wang - Guizhou Province in China
  10. (Wall.) Decne. - Nepal, India, Laos, S China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Tibet, Yunnan)
  11. Bullock - W Africa
  12. (Schltr. & Rendle) Bullock - tropical Africa
  13. (Hook.f.) K.M.Matthew - Sikkim, Bhutan, E Himalaya
  14. Hook.f. - Assam
  15. (Wight) Decne. - Singapore
  16. King & Gamble - W Malaysia
formerly included[3]
  1. Gongronema attenuatum, syn of
  2. Gongronema hemsleyanum, syn of
  3. Gongronema membranifollum, syn of
  4. Gongronema micradenia, syn of
  5. Gongronema recurvifolium, syn of
  6. Gongronema welwitschii, syn of
  7. Gongronema yunnanense, syn of

References[]

  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 240 纤冠藤属 qian guan teng shu Gongronema (Endlicher) Decaisne in A. de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 624. 1844.
  3. ^ a b The Plant List


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