Gymnanthera
Appearance
Gymnanthera | |
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Gymnanthera oblonga | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Periplocoideae |
Genus: | Gymnanthera R.Br. |
Gymnanthera is a genus of vines in the family Apocynaceae (previously Asclepiadaceae),[1] first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to China, Southeast Asia, and Australia.[2]
- Selected species[3]
- Gymnanthera cunninghamii (Benth.) P.I.Forst. - Enderby Island + Dampier Archipelago of Western Australia[4]
- Gymnanthera oblonga (Burm.f.) P.S.Green - S China (Guangdong, Hainan), Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; Australia
References
[edit]- ^ "Gymnanthera R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 193 海岛藤属 hai dao teng shu Gymnanthera R. Brown, Prodr. 464. 1810.
- ^ The Plant List, genus Gymnanthera
- ^ Bentham, George. 1868 Flora australiensis:a description of the plants of the Australian territory 4: 317