Biology:Hemidesmus

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Hemidesmus
Hemidesmus indicus var. indicus.jpg
Hemidesmus indicus var. indicus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Periplocoideae
Genus: Hemidesmus
R.Br. 1810

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

References

  1. Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 45.
  2. Tropicos
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Plant List, genus Hemidesmus

Wikidata ☰ Q3518836 entry