Griffith, W., Icones plantarum asiaticarum (1847-1854)
Ic. Pl. Asiat.

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vol. 4 (1854)

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t. 394 p. 56

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Gymnema lactiferum (L.) R. Br. ex Schultes

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name cited:
Gymnema malayanum Griff.
name recognized:
Gymnema lactiferum (L.) R. Br. ex Schultes
name recognized (basionym):
Asclepias lactifera L.

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drawing: W. Griffith

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family: Asclepiadaceae
subfamily: Asclepioideae
tribe: Marsdenieae

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epithet cited: malayanus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: lactifer, lactifera, lactiferum

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Illustration contributed by:
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

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homotypic synonyms:
Asclepias lactifera L.; Gymnema lactiferum (L.) R. Br.; Marsdenia lactifera (L.) I.M. Turner;
heterotypic synonyms:
Gymnema malayanum Griff.; Gymnema nitens Blume; Gymnema zeylanicum Decne.;