Marsdenia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810.[2] It is named in honor of the plant collector and Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden.[3] The plants are native to tropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.[4][5][6][7]
Marsdenia | |
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Marsdenia floribunda | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Marsdenieae |
Genus: | Marsdenia R.Br. |
Type species | |
Marsdenia tinctoria R.Br. (1810), nom. cons.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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As of November 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]
Species transferred to other genera (such as Anisopus, Blepharodon, Cionura, Cynanchum, Dischidanthus, Dischidia, Gongronema, Gymnema, Jasminanthes, Leichhardtia, Lygisma, Matelea, Pergularia, Sarcolobus, Secamonopsis, Sinomarsdenia, Sinomenium, Stephanotis, Stigmatorhynchus, and Vincetoxicum) include:
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