''Marsdenia'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of ...

first described as a genus in 1810. It is named in honor of the plant collector and

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, William Marsden. The plants are native to tropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan Univ. of Karachi, Karachi ;SpeciesThe Plant List, genus ''Marsdenia''
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Blepharodon ''Blepharodon'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. They are native primarily to South America, with one species extending into Central America and Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially ...

, Cionura,

Cynanchum ''Cynanchum'' is a genus of about 300 species including some swallowworts, belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The taxon name comes from Greek ''kynos'' (meaning "dog") and ''anchein'' ("to choke"), hence the common name for several species is d ...

, Dischidanthus, Dischidiopsis, Dittoceras, Dregea,

Gongronema ''Gongronema'' is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1844. Some of the species are native to Africa, with others in South Asia, South and Southeast Asia. ;Species accepted ;formerly included References

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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. One species, ''Gymnema sylvestre ''Gymnema sylvestre'' is a pere ...

, Jasminanthes, Leichardtia,

Lygisma ''Lygisma'' is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1883. It is native to southern China, Indochina, Malaysia, and the Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating ...

Matelea ''Matelea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It contains about 200 species, which are commonly known as milkvines. Some people consider '' Chthamalia'' to be a synonym to or a subgenus of ''Matelea''. Selected species ...

, Metalepis,

Pergularia ''Pergularia'' is a genus of the botanical family Apocynaceae. ''Pergularia daemia'' is a perennial twinning herb that grows along the roadsides of India and tropical and subtropical regions in South Asia, Africa, and Australia. Pharmacological ...

Sarcolobus ''Sarcolobus'' is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, and certain islands of the Western Pacific Islands, Pacific. ;Species # ''Sarcolobus brachystep ...

, Secamonopsis, Sinomenium, Stephanotis, Stigmatorhynchus,

Tylophora ''Tylophora'' is a genus of climbing plant or vine, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, and Australia. Most of the species are perennial lianas. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek '' ...

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