Gymnanthera Explained

Gymnanthera is a genus of vines in the family Apocynaceae (previously Asclepiadaceae), first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to China, Southeast Asia, and Australia.[1]

Selected species[2]
  1. Gymnanthera cunninghamii (Benth.) P.I.Forst. - Enderby Island + Dampier Archipelago of Western Australia[3]
  2. Gymnanthera oblonga (Burm.f.) P.S.Green - S China (Guangdong, Hainan), Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; Australia

Notes and References

  1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=114237 Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 193 海岛藤属 hai dao teng shu Gymnanthera R. Brown, Prodr. 464. 1810.
  2. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Gymnanthera The Plant List, genus Gymnanthera
  3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11266539#page/326/mode/1up Bentham, George. 1868 Flora australiensis:a description of the plants of the Australian territory 4: 317