Gymnema longipedicellatum

Gymnema longipedicellatum
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Gymnema
Species:
G. longipedicellatum
Binomial name
Gymnema longipedicellatum
(P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.[2][3]
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Marsdenia longipedicellata P.I.Forst.

Gymnema longipedicellatum is a species of plant in the oleander and frangipani family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia, and ranges from Cape Tribulation to Mission Beach. It was first described (as Marsdenia longipedicellata) in 1995 by Australian botanist Paul Irwin Forster, then transferred to its current name in 2021.[4][5] It has been assigned the conservation status of least concern.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gymnema longipedicellatum". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Gymnema longipedicellatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Gymnema longipedicellatum (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  4. ↑ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Gymnema longipedicellatum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Search: species: Gymnema longipedicellatum | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  • Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
  • Observations of this species on iNaturalist
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