Marsdenia
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Marsdenia | |
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Marsdenia floribunda | |
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Genus: | Marsdenia |
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Marsdenia tinctoria |
Marsdenia is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810.[1] It is named in honor of the plant collector and Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden.[2] The plants are native to tropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.[3][4][5][6]
- Species[7]
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- formerly included[7]
transferred to other genera (Anisopus, Blepharodon, Cionura, Cynanchum, Dischidanthus, Dischidiopsis, Dittoceras, Dregea, Gongronema, Gymnema, Jasminanthes, Leichardtia, Lygisma, Matelea, Metalepis, Pergularia, Sarcolobus, Secamonopsis, Sinomenium, Stephanotis, Stigmatorhynchus, Tylophora)
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References
- ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 460. in Latin
- ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 327
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 243 牛奶菜属 niu nai cai shu Marsdenia R. Brown, Prodr. 460. 1810.
- ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F..
- ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- ^ Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan Univ. of Karachi, Karachi
- ^ a b The Plant List, genus Marsdenia