''Holostemma'' is a genus of
flowering plants in the family
Apocynaceae. The genus was first described in 1810. As presently constituted, the genus contains only one known species, ''Holostemma ada-kodien'', native to southern
Asia (
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
India,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
,
Thailand).
Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 227 铰剪藤 jiao jian teng ''Holostemma ada-kodien'' Schultes in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 6: 95. 1820.
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;formerly included[
* ''Holostemma chilense'', syn of '' Cynanchum chilense''
* ''Holostemma laeve'', syn of '' Vincetoxicum laeve''
* ''Holostemma pictum'', syn of '' Graphistemma pictum''
* ''Holostemma sinense'', syn of '']Metaplexis hemsleyana
''Metaplexis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. As presently conceived, it contains two known species, both native to east Asia.
Description
''Metaplexis'' plants are vines that reach ...
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References
External links
Plants used in Ayurveda
Flora of Asia
Monotypic Apocynaceae genera
Asclepiadoideae
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