Gymnema stramineum
| Gymnema stramineum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnema |
| Species: | G. stramineum |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnema stramineum | |
Gymnema stramineum is a species of plant in the oleander and frangipani family Apocynaceae. It is found in a small part of the Atherton Tableland in northeast Queensland, Australia, and the conservation status of 'critically endangered'.
It is a vine with a stem diameter up to 10 cm (3.9 in) diameter, and has been collected in the area from Yungaburra to Wongabel a total of 33 times.[4][5] This species is listed as critically endangered under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of November 2025, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
- 1 2 "Gymnema stramineum". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Gymnema stramineum (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Gymnema stramineum (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Marsdenia straminea P.I.Forst". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Search: species: Gymnema stramineum | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Gymnema stramineum.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gymnema stramineum.
- Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Observations of this species on iNaturalist
- Images of this species on Flickriver.com