Marsdenia Explained

Marsdenia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810.^[1] It is named in honor of the plant collector and Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden.^[2] The plants are native to tropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[7]

• Marsdenia barbata Collett & Hemsl.
• Marsdenia brachyloba M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li
• Marsdenia brunoniana Wight & Arn.
• Marsdenia burmanica Wen B.Xu & J.Y.Shen
• Marsdenia calcicola Kerr
• Marsdenia cardozoi Morillo
• Marsdenia carnosa Lace
• Marsdenia celebica (Miq.) Boerl.
• Marsdenia chirindensis Goyder
• Marsdenia crassipes Hemsl.
• Marsdenia crocea (Zipp. ex Span.) Hook.f. ex Boerl.
• Marsdenia cryptostemma Choux
• Marsdenia cyanescens Costantin
• Marsdenia cynanchoides Schltr.
• Marsdenia dressleri Spellman
• Marsdenia elephantina Schltr.
• Marsdenia engleriana W.Rothe
• Marsdenia epedunculata Rodda
• Marsdenia eriocarpa Hook.f.
• Marsdenia eriocaulis Kerr
• Marsdenia ferreyrae Morillo
• Marsdenia formosana Masam.
• Marsdenia fulva Schltr.
• Marsdenia gilgiana W.Rothe
• Marsdenia glabra Costantin
• Marsdenia glomerata Tsiang
• Marsdenia griffithii Hook.f.
• Marsdenia guillauminiana (P.T.Li) Meve, Gâteblé & Liede
• 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 nicaraguensis W.D.Stevens
• Marsdenia nicoyana Pittier
• Marsdenia oculata Schltr.
• Marsdenia officinalis Y.Tsiang & P.T.Li
• Marsdenia olgamarthae W.D.Stevens
• Marsdenia oreophila W.W.Sm.
• Marsdenia ovata E.Fourn.
• Marsdenia panamensis Spellman
• Marsdenia papuana Schltr.
• Marsdenia peraffinis S.F.Blake
• Marsdenia pergulariiformis Schltr.
• Marsdenia pierrei Costantin
• Marsdenia pseudoedulis Woodson
• 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 stellaris Ridl.
• 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

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:

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2954616#page/328/mode/1up Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 460.
2. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 327
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=119745 Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 243 牛奶菜属 niu nai cai shu Marsdenia R. Brown, Prodr. 460. 1810.
4. 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.
5. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil Web site: Archived copy . 2015-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ . 2015-09-06 . . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
6. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan Univ. of Karachi, Karachi
7. Marsdenia R.Br... 331758-2. 2023-11-13. cs1.