Gymnema sylvestre
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 sylvestre
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1811
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Gymnema sylvestre. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
24 synonyms in this snapshot
- Apocynum alterniflorumName author: Lour.
- Asclepias geminataName author: Roxb.
- Conocalpis umbellataName author: Bojer ex Decne.
- Cynanchum senegalenseName author: Sieber ex Decne.
- Cynanchum subvolubileName author: Schumach. & Thonn.
- Gymnema affineName author: Decne.
- Gymnema alterniflorumName author: (Lour.) Merr.
- Gymnema formosanumName author: Schltr.
- Gymnema fruticulosumName author: Hochst.
- Gymnema humileName author: Decne.
- Gymnema melicidaName author: Edgew.
- Gymnema mkeniiName author: Harv.
- Gymnema parviflorumName author: Decne.
- Gymnema parvifoliumName author: Wall.
- Gymnema rufescensName author: Decne.
- Gymnema subvolubileName author: (Schumach. & Thonn.) Decne.
- Gymnema sylvestre var. affineName author: (Decne.) Tsiang
- Gymnema sylvestre var. ceylanicaName author: Hook.f.
- Gymnema sylvestre var. ceylanicumName author: Hook.f.
- Gymnema sylvestre var. chinenseName author: Benth.
- Marsdenia sylvestrisName author: (Retz.) P.I.Forst.
- Periploca sylvestrisName author: Retz.
- Periploca tenuifoliaName author: Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.
- Strophanthus alterniflorusName author: (Lour.) Spreng.
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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