Marsdenia
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Marsdenia is a genus of plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...

 in family Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae
The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments. There are also perennial herbs...

. It is named in honor of the plant collector and Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden.

Species include:
  • Marsdenia australis
    Marsdenia australis
    Marsdenia australis, commonly known as the bush banana, silky pear or green vine is an Australian native plant. It is found in Central Australia and throughout Western Australia. It is a bush tucker food for Aborigines....

  • Marsdenia brachyloba
  • Marsdenia cavaleriei
  • Marsdenia condurango
    Marsdenia condurango
    Marsdenia cundurango is a species of plant of the genus Marsdenia.Marsdenia cundurango is known to contain conduritol, a cyclitol or cyclic polyol. It has been first isolated in 1908 by K. Kübler from the bark of the vine.-External links:*...

  • Marsdenia elliptica
    Marsdenia elliptica
    Marsdenia elliptica is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to forests in Puerto Rico....

  • Marsdenia erecta
  • Marsdenia flavescens
    Marsdenia flavescens
    Marsdenia flavescens, the Yellow Milk Vine is a vine found in eastern Australia. Other common names include Hairy Milk Vine and Native Potato....

  • Marsdenia formosana
  • Marsdenia glabra
  • Marsdenia glomerata
  • Marsdenia griffithii
  • Marsdenia hainanensis
  • Marsdenia incisa
  • Marsdenia koi
  • Marsdenia lachnostoma
  • Marsdenia longipes
  • Marsdenia medogensis
  • Marsdenia officinalis
  • Marsdenia oreophila
  • Marsdenia pseudotinctoria
  • Marsdenia pulchella
  • Marsdenia robusta
    Marsdenia robusta
    Marsdenia robusta is a species of plant in the Asclepiadaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-Source:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....

  • Marsdenia rostrata
    Marsdenia rostrata
    Marsdenia rostrata, the Milk Vine is a common climbing plant found in eastern, Australia. This member of the Dogbane family features white milky sap, when leaves are broken from the stem. It is found in a variety of habitats in relatively high rainfall areas, including rainforest and wet eucalyptus...

    Milk Vine, Australia
  • Marsdenia schneideri
  • Marsdenia sinensis
  • Marsdenia stenantha
  • Marsdenia suaveolens
    Marsdenia suaveolens
    Marsdenia suaveolens, the Sweet Scented Doubah is a small vine found in New South Wales, Australia. It is found in a variety of habitats in relatively high rainfall areas, from Bega to Port Macquarie. The original specimen was collected at Sydney in 1802.The specific epithet suaveolens is from...

  • Marsdenia tenacissima
  • Marsdenia tenii
  • Marsdenia tinctoria
  • Marsdenia tomentosa
  • Marsdenia yuei
  • Marsdenia yunnanensis
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