Biology:Gymnema
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Short description: Genus of plants
| Gymnema | |
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| Gymnema inodorum[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Marsdenieae |
| Genus: | Gymnema R.Br., Prodr. 461–462, March 1810, not R.Br. On the Asclepiadeae 22. April 1810[1] |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Gymnema (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς gymnos, "naked" and νῆμα, nēma, "thread")[4] 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.[5]
- Species[6]
- formerly included[6]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ 1830 illustration from Francisco Manuel Blanco., Flora de Filipinas
- ↑ "Tropicos.org synonym list". http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50185555?tab=synonyms. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑
Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds (1905). "Gymnema". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- ↑ Kurihara, Yoshie (1969-05-01). "Antisweet activity of gymnemic acid A1 and its derivatives" (in en). Life Sciences 8 (9): 537–543. doi:10.1016/0024-3205(69)90449-4. ISSN 0024-3205. PMID 5791706.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Plant List, genus Gymnema
Wikidata ☰ Q10923420 entry
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