Hemidesmus Explained

Hemidesmus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1810.^[1] It is native to the Indian Subcontinent.^[2]

Species^[3]

1. Hemidesmus cordatus (Poir.) Schult. - India
2. Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult. - Pakistan, India, Bangladesh

formerly included^[3]

1. Hemidesmus indicus var. pubescens Hook.f., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter
2. Hemidesmus pubescens Wight & Arn., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter
3. Hemidesmus wallichii Wight, syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter

Notes and References

1. Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 45.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40023507 Tropicos
3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Hemidesmus The Plant List, genus Hemidesmus