Gymnanthera

Gymnanthera
Gymnanthera oblonga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Gymnanthera

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]
  1. Gymnanthera cunninghamii (Benth.) P.I.Forst. - Enderby Island + Dampier Archipelago of Western Australia[4]
  2. Gymnanthera oblonga (Burm.f.) P.S.Green - S China (Guangdong, Hainan), Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; Australia

References

  1. "Gymnanthera R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 193 海岛藤属 hai dao teng shu Gymnanthera R. Brown, Prodr. 464. 1810.
  3. The Plant List, genus Gymnanthera
  4. Bentham, George. 1868 Flora australiensis:a description of the plants of the Australian territory 4: 317


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