Marsdenia
Marsdenia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is named in honor of the plant collector and Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden. The plants are native to tropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
Species
Australian Cow-plant
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Observations2,693
Observations recorded4,036
General: The delimitation of Marsdenia adopted here largely follows
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Research
223 papers- Marsdenia tenacissima extract accelerates ferroptosis of osteosarcoma cells by upregulating HO-1 and activating mitophagy.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2025
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Marsdenia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is named in honor of the plant collector and Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden. The plants are native to tropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepted the following 69 species: