| Gongronema | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Marsdenieae |
| Genus: | Gongronema (Endl.) Decne. |
| Synonyms | |
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Gymnema sect. Gongronema Endl. | |
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 and Southeast Asia. The following species are accepted:
- Gongronema angolense (N.E.Br.) Bullock - Angola
- Gongronema bracteolatum King & Gamble - W Malaysia
- Gongronema curtisii King & Gamble - W Malaysia
- Gongronema filipes Kerr - Thailand
- Gongronema finlaysonii (Wight) Decne. - Thailand
- Gongronema gaudichaudii Warb. - Vietnam
- Gongronema gazense (S.Moore) Bullock - Mozambique
- Gongronema latifolium Benth. - W Africa
- Gongronema multibracteolatum P.T.Li & X.M.Wang - Guizhou Province in China
- Gongronema nepalense (Wall.) Decne. - Nepal, India, Laos, S China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Tibet, Yunnan)
- Gongronema obscurum Bullock - W Africa
- Gongronema taylorii (Schltr. & Rendle) Bullock - tropical Africa
- Gongronema thomsonii (Hook.f.) K.M.Matthew - Sikkim, Bhutan, E Himalaya
- Gongronema ventricosum Hook.f. - Assam
- Gongronema wallichii (Wight) Decne. - Singapore
- Gongronema wrayi King & Gamble - W Malaysia
It also formerly included the following:
- Gongronema attenuatum, syn of Gymnema attenuatum
- Gongronema hemsleyanum, syn of Biondia hemsleyana
- Gongronema membranifollum, syn of Heterostemma membranifolium
- Gongronema micradenia, syn of Gymnema micradenium
- Gongronema recurvifolium, syn of Gymnema recurvifolium
- Gongronema welwitschii, syn of Sphaerocodon obtusifolium
- Gongronema yunnanense, syn of Marsdenia yunnanensis
