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.
| Gymnema | |
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| Gymnema inodorum[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Marsdenieae |
| Genus: | Gymnema R.Br., Prodr. 461–462, March 1810, not R.Br. On the Asclepiadeae 22. April 1810[1] |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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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
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- ^ 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). . 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.
- ^ a b The Plant List, genus Gymnema
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