Gymnema

Life-forms

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: Gymnema
Species: G. acuminatum – G. albidum – G. albiflorum – G. calycinum – G. chalmersii – G. cumingii – G. cuspidatum – G. decaisneanum – G. elegans – G. eriantum – G. foetidum – G. glabrum – G. griffithii – G. hainanense – G. indicum – G. inodorum – G. lacei – G. latifolium – G. longiretinaculatum – G. lushaiense – G. macranthum – G. macrothyrsa – G. mariae – G. molle – G. montanum – G. piperi – G. recurvifolium – G. rotundatum – G. schlechterianum – G. spirei – G. sylvestre – G. thorelii – G. uncarioides – G. yunnanense
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Gymnema R.Br., Prodr. 461-462. 1810.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Endotropis Endl., Gen. Pl.: 591 (1838), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic
Bidaria (Endl.) Decne., Prodr. 8: 623–4. 1844.

References

Brown, R., 1810. Prodr. 461-462.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Gymnema in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 08. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Gymnema. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Gymnema. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 08 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Gymnema. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 08.

Gymnema (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς gymnos, "naked" and νῆμα, nēma, "thread")[4] is a genus in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810.

One species, Gymnema sylvestre, is commonly used as a dietary supplement and has the ability to suppress the taste of sweetness.[5]

Species[6]

Gymnema acuminatum Nepal, N India, W Malaysia
Gymnema albidum – Timor
Gymnema albiflorum – N Vietnam
Gymnema brevifolium – Australia
Gymnema calycinum – Luzon I
Gymnema chalmersii – New Guinea
Gymnema cumingii – Philippines
Gymnema cuspidatum
Gymnema decaisneanum – Tamil Nadu
Gymnema dissitiflorum – W Malaysia
Gymnema dunnii – Australia
Gymnema elegans – Tamil Nadu
Gymnema erianthum – New Caledonia
Gymnema foetidum – Yunnan
Gymnema glabrum – Myanmar
Gymnema griffithii – Thailand
Gymnema hainanense – Hainan
Gymnema hirtum – W Malaysia
Gymnema inodorum – S China, India, SE Asia
Gymnema javanicum – Java
Gymnema khandalense – Maharashtra
Gymnema lacei – Myanmar, Bangladesh
Gymnema lactiferum – India, Sri Lanka
Gymnema latifolium – S China, India, Nepal, N Indochina
Gymnema littorale – Java
Gymnema longiretinaculatum – S China
Gymnema lushaiense – Assam
Gymnema macrothyrsa – Sulawesi
Gymnema maingayi – Malacca
Gymnema mariae – Philippines
Gymnema micradenium – Queensland
Gymnema molle – Myanmar
Gymnema montanum – India
Gymnema muelleri – Northern Terr of Australia
Gymnema pachyglossum – Luzon I
Gymnema piperi – Mindanao
Gymnema pleiadenium – Queensland
Gymnema recurvifolium – New Guinea
Gymnema rotundatum – Sri Lanka
Gymnema rufescens – Madagascar
Gymnema schlechterianum – Philippines
Gymnema spirei – Laos
Gymnema suborbiculare – New Guinea
Gymnema sylvestre – S China, Ryukyu Is, SE Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Africa
Gymnema syringaefolium – Timor
Gymnema thorelii – Laos
Gymnema tricholepis – New Guinea
Gymnema trinerve – Australia
Gymnema uncarioides – Luzon I
Gymnema yunnanense – Guangxi, Yunnan

formerly included[6]

Gymnema columnare, syn of Gongronema nepalense
Gymnema crenatum, syn of Loeseneriella crenata
Gymnema finlaysonii, syn of Gongronema finlaysonii
Gymnema longepedunculatum, syn of Tylophora longipedunculata
Gymnema macrocarpum, syn of Dregea schimperi
Gymnema nepalense, syn of Gongronema nepalense
Gymnema nitidum, syn of Salacia nitida
Gymnema reticulatum, syn of Hoya reticulata
Gymnema sagittatum, syn of Gongronema nepalense
Gymnema subnudum, syn of Sarcolobus subnudus
Gymnema tenacissimum, syn of Marsdenia tenacissima
Gymnema thomsonii, syn of Gongronema thomsonii
Gymnema wallichii, syn of Gongronema wallichii

References

Tropicos
1830 illustration from Francisco Manuel Blanco., Flora de Filipinas
"Tropicos.org synonym list". Retrieved March 12, 2016.
Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Gymnema" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
Kurihara, Yoshie (1969-05-01). "Antisweet activity of gymnemic acid A1 and its derivatives". Life Sciences. 8 (9): 537–543. doi:10.1016/0024-3205(69)90449-4. ISSN 0024-3205. PMID 5791706.
The Plant List, genus Gymnema