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| Marsdenia | |
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| Marsdenia floribunda | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Marsdenieae |
| Genus: | Marsdenia R.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Marsdenia tinctoria, nom. cons. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
Species
[edit]As of February 2026[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following 69 species:[1]
- Marsdenia brachyloba M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li
- Marsdenia brunoniana Wight & Arn.
- Marsdenia burmanica Wen B.Xu & J.Y.Shen
- Marsdenia calcicola Kerr
- Marsdenia carnosa Lace
- Marsdenia celebica (Miq.) Boerl.
- Marsdenia chirindensis Goyder
- Marsdenia crocea (Zipp. ex Span.) Hook.f. ex Boerl.
- Marsdenia cryptostemma Choux
- Marsdenia cyanescens Costantin
- Marsdenia cynanchoides Schltr.
- Marsdenia elephantina Schltr.
- Marsdenia epedunculata Rodda
- Marsdenia eriocarpa Hook.f.
- Marsdenia eriocaulis Kerr
- Marsdenia formosana Masam.
- Marsdenia fulva Schltr.
- Marsdenia glabra Costantin
- Marsdenia glomerata Tsiang
- Marsdenia griffithii Hook.f.
- Marsdenia hainanensis Tsiang
- Marsdenia hamiltonii Wight
- Marsdenia iriomotensis Masam.
- Marsdenia jenkinsii Hook.f.
- Marsdenia kaniensis Schltr.
- Marsdenia klossii S.Moore
- Marsdenia koi Tsiang
- Marsdenia lachnostoma Benth.
- Marsdenia laurifolia (Decne.) Kloppenb.
- Marsdenia leiocarpa King & Prain
- Marsdenia lucida Edgew. ex Madden
- Marsdenia mahaweeensis Kloppenb.
- Marsdenia mayottae W.D.Stevens, Labat & F.Barthelat
- Marsdenia medogensis P.T.Li
- Marsdenia minima (P.I.Forst.) Schneidt, Liede & Meve
- Marsdenia mollis Schltr.
- Marsdenia oculata Schltr.
- Marsdenia officinalis Y.Tsiang & P.T.Li
- Marsdenia oreophila W.W.Sm.
- Marsdenia papuana Schltr.
- Marsdenia pergulariiformis Schltr.
- Marsdenia pierrei Costantin
- Marsdenia pseudotinctoria Tsiang
- Marsdenia pulchella Hand.-Mazz.
- Marsdenia purpurella Fernando & Rodda
- Marsdenia quadrialata Choux
- Marsdenia raziana Yogan. & Subr.
- Marsdenia rotata Schltr.
- Marsdenia roylei Wight
- Marsdenia sarcodantha Schltr.
- Marsdenia schneideri Tsiang
- Marsdenia scortechinii King & Gamble
- Marsdenia sinensis Hemsl.
- Marsdenia stenantha Hand.-Mazz.
- Marsdenia stenocentra Bakh.f.
- Marsdenia sultanis Schltr.
- Marsdenia taylorii Schltr. & Rendle
- Marsdenia tenii M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li
- Marsdenia thailandica Rodda
- Marsdenia tinctoria R.Br.
- Marsdenia tirunelvelica A.N.Henry & Subr.
- Marsdenia tomentosa C.Morren & Decne.
- Marsdenia tonkinensis Costantin
- Marsdenia vohiborensis Choux
- Marsdenia warburgii Schltr.
- Marsdenia wariana Schltr.
- Marsdenia yarlungzangboensis C.Liu, J.D.Ya & Y.H.Tan
- Marsdenia yuei M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li
- Marsdenia yunnanensis (H.Lév.) Woodson
Former species
[edit]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:
- M. abyssinica, now Stephanotis abyssinica
- M. acuminata (Wall.) I.M.Turner, now Gymnema acuminatum
- M. acuminata (Brongn.) Choux, now Stephanotis acuminata
- M. acuta, now Sinomenium acutum
- M. angustifolia, now Lygisma angustifolia
- M. australis, now Leichhardtia australis
- M. batesii, now Anisopus mannii
- M. bicolor, now Matelea bicolor
- M. bicoronata, now Anisopus bicoronata
- M. billardieri, now Parsonia flexuosa
- M. brachystephana, now Sarcolobus brachystephanus
- M. brevifolia, now Gymnema brevifolium
- M. brunoniana, now Pergularia brunoniana
- M. calesiana, now Pergularia calesiana
- M. cinerascens, now Tylophora cinerascens
- M. clausa, now Pergularia clausa
- M. crinita, now Stephanotis crinita
- M. cundurango, now Ruehssia cundurango subsp. cundurango
- M. dissitiflora, now Gymnema dissitiflorum
- M. efulensis, now Anisopus efulensis
- M. elliptica, now Ruehssia elliptica
- M. erecta, now Cionura erecta
- M. ericoides, now Leichhardtia ericoides
- M. faulknerae, now Stephanotis faulknerae
- M. flavescens, now Leichhardtia flavescens
- M. gazensis, now Gongronemopsis gazense
- M. geminata, now Gymnema sylvestre
- M. glabriflora, now Gongronemopsis latifolia
- M. gracilis, now Blepharodon mucronatum
- M. grandiflora (Decne.) Choux 1923 not C.Norman 1929, now Stephanotis grandiflora
- M. hamiltonii, now Pergularia hamiltonii
- M. harmandiella, now Harmandiella cordifolia
- M. hirta, now Gymnema hirtum
- M. javanica, now Cynanchum javanicum
- M. incisa, now Sinomarsdenia incisa
- M. lactifera, now Gymnema lactiferum
- M. lanceolata, now Stephanotis volubilis
- M. leonensis, now Gongronemopsis latifolia
- M. leptophylla, now Leichhardtia viridiflora subsp. viridiflora
- M. littoralis, now Gymnema littorale
- M. lloydii, now Leichhardtia lloydii
- M. longiflora, now Stephanotis longiflora
- M. mackeeorum, now Leichhardtia mackeeorum
- M. madagascariensis, now Secamonopsis madagascariensis
- M. matudae, now Cynanchum peraffine
- M. muelleri, now Gymnema muelleri
- M. neriifolia, now Blepharodon gomphocarpoides
- M. obscura, now Gongronema obscurum
- M. parasita, now Dischidia parasita
- M. picta, now Blepharodon pictum
- M. pilosa, now Jasminanthes pilosa
- M. pleiadenia, now Gymnema pleiadenium
- M. racemosa, now Gongronema latifolium
- M. rhynchogyna, now Anisopus mannii
- M. rostrata, now Pergularia rostrata
- M. rostrata var. dunnii, now Gymnema dunnii
- M. rostrifera, now Anisopus rostrifera
- M. schimperi, now Stephanotis schimperi
- M. stelostigma, now Stephanotis stelostigma
- M. suaveolens, now Leichhardtia suaveolens
- M. suborbicularis, now Gymnema suborbiculare
- M. sylvestris, now Gymnema sylvestre
- M. syringifolia, now Gymnema syringifolium
- M. taylorii, now Gongronema taylorii
- M. thouarsii, now Stephanotis thouarsii
- M. tikalana, now Gonolobus glaberrimus
- M. tricholepis, now Gymnema tricholepis
- M. trinervis, now Gymnema trinerve
- M. tubulosa, now Leichhardtia tubulosa
- M. umbellifera, now Stigmatorhynchus umbelliferus
- M. urceolata, now Dischidanthus urceolatus
- M. velutina, now Tylophora velutina
- M. vincaeflora, now Stephanotis vincaeflora
- M. viridiflora, now Pergularia viridiflora
- M. volubilis, now Stephanotis volubilis
- M. woodburyana, now Ruehssia woodburyana[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Marsdenia R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 460. in Latin
- ↑ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 327
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 243 牛奶菜属 niu nai cai shu Marsdenia R. Brown, Prodr. 460. 1810.
- ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
- ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - ↑ Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan Univ. of Karachi, Karachi
- ↑ Bárrios, Sara; Sustache, José A.; Goyder, David; Hamilton, Martin A. (23 January 2020). "New island record and conservation status of Puerto Rican Bank endemic plant species, Ruehssia woodburyana (Acev.-Rodr.) Goyder, comb. nov., formally transferred from Marsdenia". Biodivers. Data J. 8 e47110. doi:10.3897/BDJ.8.e47110. PMC 6992692. PMID 32025187.