Gymnema

Gymnema (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς gymnos, "naked" and νῆμα, nēma, "thread") is a genus in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810.

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Vinony's link graph records 21 inbound references to Gymnema, and connects out to Asclepiadoideae, plant and Greek.

Vinony files it under Apocynaceae genera and Gymnema.

Vinony links it to 17 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces

Observations recorded8,332

Gymnema es un género de plantas fanerógamas de la familia Apocynaceae. Contiene 119 especies.[2] Es originario de las regiones tropicales o subtropicales de Asia, Sur de África y Oceanía; con siete especies en China. Índice 1 Descripción 2 Taxonomía 3 Especies seleccionadas 4 Referencias 5 Enlaces externos Descripción Son lianas que alcanzan los 1-10 m de alto; las láminas foliares son herbáceas, coriáceas o con tacto de papel de 1-13 cm de largo y 0.8-9 cm de ancho, elípticas, oblongas u ovadas, basalmente cordadas o redondeadas, el ápice agudo o acuminado, glabras. Las inflorescencias son extra-axilares, solitarias o en pareja, más cortas que las hojas adyacentes, con pocas o muchas flores, simples. Su número de cromosomas es de: 2n= 22 [G. inodorum (Lour.) Decne., G. sylvestre R.Br.). Taxonomía El género fue descrito por Robert Brown y publicado en Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 461–462. 1810.[1] Especies seleccionadas Gymnema acuminatum Wall. Gymnema affine Decne. Gymnema albidum Decne. Gymnema albiflorum Costantin Gymnema alterniflorum (Lour.) Merr. Gymnema attenuatum Wall. Gymnema sylvestris Referencias ↑ a b «Gymnema». Tropicos. Consultado el 3 de septiembre de 2009. ↑

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 166
With media: 124
Family: Apocynaceae
Collections: NHA, RSA, UCONN, MICH
Recorded in: Philippines, Ethiopia, Ussr, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia, Vietnam

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Research

484 papers

Gymnema.2012
The effect of Gymnema sylvestre supplementation on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2021
Gymnema lactiferum: A Review of Its Traditional Applications, Phytochemical Constituents, and Biological Properties.Food science & nutrition · 2024
Gymnema sylvestre for Diabetes: From Traditional Herb to Future's Therapeutic.Current pharmaceutical design · 2017
Recent developments made in the assessment of the antidiabetic potential of gymnema species - From 2016 to 2020.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2022

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Marsdenieae
Image: Gymnema inodorum Blanco2.402.jpg

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taxon name: Gymnema
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Gymnema
topic's main category: Category:Gymnema
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=14714
taxon common name: 匙羹藤属

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Gymnema (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς gymnos, "naked" and νῆμα, nēma, "thread") is a genus in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810.

One species, Gymnema sylvestre, is commonly used as a dietary supplement and has the ability to suppress the taste of sweetness. Species formerly included

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