Gynura

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Gynura
Gynura aurantiaca.jpg
Gynura aurantiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Senecioneae[1]
Genus:
Gynura

Cass.
Synonyms[1]
  • Gynaecura Hassk.

Gynura is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae endemic to Asia. The best known species is Gynura aurantiaca, often grown as a house plant. This plant is commonly known as "purple passion" because of the velvety purple leaves.

Species[1][2]
  • F.G.Davies
  • W.W.Sm.
  • Oliv. & Hiern
  • Gynura aurantiaca (Blume) Sch.Bip. ex DC.
  • Gagnep.
  • F.G.Davies
  • Gynura bicolor (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC. (Okinawa spinach; nutritious cooked vegetable. Known as KinJiSo in Japan. Known as Hong FengCai (紅鳳菜) in Taiwan.)
  • F.G.Davies
  • Kerr
  • C.Jeffrey
  • Zoll. & Mor.
  • (Cass.) Benth.
  • Merr.
  • F.G.Davies
  • (D.Don) S.Moore
  • (L.) DC.
  • (F.Muell.) F.G.Davies
  • J.Kost.
  • Y.Yabe & Hayata ex Hayata
  • Z.Y.Zhu
  • Kitam.
  • F.G.Davies
  • F.G.Davies
  • DC.
  • Thwaites
  • H.Koyama
  • (Thunb.) Juel
  • DC.
  • Belcher
  • J.-G.Adam
  • DC. (cholesterol spinach; supposedly cholesterol-lowering)
  • DC.
  • Z.Y.Zhu
  • Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.
  • Briq.
  • (L.) DC.
  • Elmer
  • Gynura sarmentosa "Aureo-variegata", "Pink Ice"
  • O.Hoffm.
  • (Baker) Hemsl.
  • F.G.Davies
  • F.G.Davies
  • S.S.Ying
  • W.W.Sm.
  • Oliv.
  • Elmer
  • Gynura zeylanica Trim.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ The Plant List search for Gynura


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