Gymnema

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Gymnema
Gymnema inodorum Blanco2.402.jpg
Gymnema inodorum[2]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Marsdenieae
Genus: Gymnema
R.Br., Prodr. 461–462, March 1810, not R.Br. On the Asclepiadeae 22. April 1810[1]
Synonyms[3]
  • Apocynum L.
  • Bidaria (Endl.) Decne.

Gymnema (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς gymnos, "naked" and νῆμα, nēma, "thread")[4] is a genus in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810.

One species, Gymnema sylvestre, is commonly used as a dietary supplement and has the ability to suppress the taste of sweetness.[5]

Species[6]
  1. Nepal, N India, W Malaysia
  2. – Timor
  3. – N Vietnam
  4. – Australia
  5. – Luzon I
  6. – New Guinea
  7. – Philippines
  9. – Tamil Nadu
  10. – W Malaysia
  11. – Australia
  12. Gymnema elegans – Tamil Nadu
  13. – New Caledonia
  14. – Yunnan
  15. – Myanmar
  16. – Thailand
  17. – Hainan
  18. – W Malaysia
  19. – S China, India, SE Asia
  20. – Java
  21. – Maharashtra
  22. – Myanmar, Bangladesh
  23. Gymnema lactiferum – India, Sri Lanka
  24. – S China, India, Nepal, N Indochina
  25. – Java
  26. – S China
  27. – Assam
  28. – Sulawesi
  29. – Malacca
  30. – Philippines
  31. – Queensland
  32. – Myanmar
  33. – India
  34. – Northern Terr of Australia
  35. – Luzon I
  36. – Mindanao
  37. – Queensland
  38. – New Guinea
  39. – Sri Lanka
  40. – Madagascar
  41. – Philippines
  42. – Laos
  43. – New Guinea
  44. Gymnema sylvestre – S China, Ryukyu Is, SE Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Africa
  45. – Timor
  46. – Laos
  47. – New Guinea
  48. – Australia
  49. – Luzon I
  50. – Guangxi, Yunnan
formerly included[6]
  1. Gymnema columnare, syn of
  2. Gymnema crenatum, syn of
  3. Gymnema finlaysonii, syn of
  4. Gymnema longepedunculatum, syn of
  5. Gymnema macrocarpum, syn of
  6. Gymnema nepalense, syn of
  7. Gymnema nitidum, syn of
  8. Gymnema reticulatum, syn of
  9. Gymnema sagittatum, syn of
  10. Gymnema subnudum, syn of
  11. Gymnema tenacissimum, syn of
  12. Gymnema thomsonii, syn of
  13. Gymnema wallichii, syn of

References[]

  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ 1830 illustration from Francisco Manuel Blanco., Flora de Filipinas
  3. ^ "Tropicos.org synonym list". Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Gymnema" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  5. ^ Kurihara, Yoshie (1969-05-01). "Antisweet activity of gymnemic acid A1 and its derivatives". Life Sciences. 8 (9): 537–543. doi:10.1016/0024-3205(69)90449-4. ISSN 0024-3205. PMID 5791706.
  6. ^ a b The Plant List, genus Gymnema

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