Hemidesmus

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Hemidesmus
Hemidesmus indicus var. indicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Periplocoideae
Genus: Hemidesmus
R.Br. 1810

Hemidesmus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1810.[1] It is native to the Indian Subcontinent.[2]

Species[3]
  1. Hemidesmus cordatus (Poir.) Schult. - India
  2. Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult. - Pakistan, India, Bangladesh
formerly included[3]
  1. Hemidesmus indicus var. pubescens Hook.f., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter
  2. Hemidesmus pubescens Wight & Arn., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter
  3. Hemidesmus wallichii Wight, syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 45.
  2. ^ Tropicos
  3. ^ a b The Plant List, genus Hemidesmus