Gongronema

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Marsdenieae
Genus: Gongronema
Species: G. bracteolatum – G. curtisii – G. filipes – G. gaudichaudii – G. multibracteolatum – G. napalense – G. thomsonii – G. ventricosum – G. wrayi
Name

Gongronema (Endl.) Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 624. (1844)

Type species: Gongronema napalense (Wall.) Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 624. (1844)

Synonyms

Basionym
Gymnema sect. Gongronema Endl., Gen. Pl. 595. (1838)

References

Decaisne, J. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 624.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Gongronema in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 6. Reference page. 
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Gongronema. Published online. Accessed: May 6 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Gongronema. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 May 2020.

Gongronema is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1844. Some of the species are native to Africa, with others in South and Southeast Asia.[2]

Species accepted[3]

Gongronema angolense (N.E.Br.) Bullock - Angola
Gongronema bracteolatum King & Gamble - W Malaysia
Gongronema curtisii King & Gamble - W Malaysia
Gongronema filipes Kerr - Thailand
Gongronema finlaysonii (Wight) Decne. - Thailand
Gongronema gaudichaudii Warb. - Vietnam
Gongronema gazense (S.Moore) Bullock - Mozambique
Gongronema latifolium Benth. - W Africa
Gongronema multibracteolatum P.T.Li & X.M.Wang - Guizhou Province in China
Gongronema nepalense (Wall.) Decne. - Nepal, India, Laos, S China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Tibet, Yunnan)
Gongronema obscurum Bullock - W Africa
Gongronema taylorii (Schltr. & Rendle) Bullock - tropical Africa
Gongronema thomsonii (Hook.f.) K.M.Matthew - Sikkim, Bhutan, E Himalaya
Gongronema ventricosum Hook.f. - Assam
Gongronema wallichii (Wight) Decne. - Singapore
Gongronema wrayi King & Gamble - W Malaysia

formerly included[3]

Gongronema attenuatum, syn of Gymnema attenuatum
Gongronema hemsleyanum, syn of Biondia hemsleyana
Gongronema membranifollum, syn of Heterostemma membranifolium
Gongronema micradenia, syn of Gymnema micradenium
Gongronema recurvifolium, syn of Gymnema recurvifolium
Gongronema welwitschii, syn of Sphaerocodon obtusifolium
Gongronema yunnanense, syn of Marsdenia yunnanensis

References

Tropicos
Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 240 纤冠藤属 qian guan teng shu Gongronema (Endlicher) Decaisne in A. de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 624. 1844.
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