Gymnema lactiferum
A species in the Apocynaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Gymnema
- Species
- Gymnema lactiferum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1820
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Gymnema lactiferum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
10 synonyms in this snapshot
- Asclepias lactiferaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Gymnema lactiferum var. khasianumName author: Hook.f.
- Gymnema lactiferum var. nitensName author: (Blume) Hook.f.
- Gymnema lactiferum var. thwaitesiiName author: Hook.f.
- Gymnema lactiferum var. walkeriName author: Hook.f.
- Gymnema malayanumName author: Griff.
- Gymnema nitensName author: Blume
- Gymnema zeylanicumName author: Decne.
- Marsdenia lactiferaName author: (L.) I.M.Turner
- Marsdenia lactifera var. thwaitesiiName author: (Hook.f.) I.M.Turner
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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