Gynostemma Blume

Gynostemma Pedatum  1825,  Gynostemma Penthaphyllum 1902

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Gynostemma is a genus of perennial climbing vines in the cucumber, gourd, and melon family, comprising at least 19 species, all native to the tropical East or Far East, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Guinea, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Vietnam.

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Dutch, German, botanist Carl Ludwig Blume, described Gynostemma in 1825;

Gynostemma Pedata ( later changed, to pedatum ),

Gynostemma Simplicifolia ( later changed, to simplicifolium ).

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The genus was published in 1825, in Carl Ludwig von Blume's book / manuscript: "Flora van Nederlandsch Indië, bijdragen tot de."

English: "Flora of the Dutch East Indies, contributions to."

German: "Flora von Niederländisch-Ostindien, beiträge zu."

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Gynostemma Pedatum.

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Blume indexed more than 3000 species at that time; Gynostemma Pedatum was not clearly designated by him.

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Scientific classification

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Kingdom:Plantae

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

Order:Cucurbitales

Family:Cucurbitaceae

Tribe:Gomphogyneae

Genus:Gynostemma
 

Species

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Gynostemma is a genus of perennial climbing vines in the cucumber, gourd, and melon family, comprising at least 19 species, all native to the tropical East or Far East, inclusive of the Himalayas: China (with 9 endemic); the islands of Japan; Malaysia; and New Guinea. 

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Gynostemma Pedata (later changed, to pedatum)

Gynostemma Simplicifolia (also later changed, to simplicifolium).

Neither species was clearly designated by him as the type iin  however, the former species, Gynostemma Pedatum is now considered to be a synonym of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Makino), Gynostemma Simplicifolium is an accepted nam of a species in the Genus Gynostemma of the camily Cucurbitaceae. 

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The genus was published in 1825, in Carl Ludwig von Blume's Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië ("Contributions to the flora of the Dutch East Indies").

Gynostemma Blume

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Gynostemma pentaphyllum was named in 1902 by (Thunb.) Makino 1902.

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Gynostemma pentaphyllum

(Thunb.) Makino 1902

Gynostemma intermedium.

Rijk

Plantae

Afdeling of stam

Tracheophyta

Klasse

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Familie

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Gynostemma

Soortnaam

intermedium

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General description[edit]

All species of Gynostemma have tendrils (usually branching); most are dioecious. The leaves are usually in palmately arrayed leaflets (3–9, ovate-lanceolate in shape), arranged alternately on the stem; a few species are leaved, but without leaflets. Inflorescences are either racemose or paniculate. Fruits can be capsular or pea-like, containing two or three seeds.[2]

Selected species[edit]

• Gynostemma aggregatum C.Y.Wu & S.K.Chen

• Gynostemma burmanicum King ex Chakrav.

• Gynostemma cardiospermum Cogn. ex Oliv.

• Gynostemma caulopterum S.Z.He

• Gynostemma compressum X.X.Chen & D.R.Liang

• Gynostemma guangxiense X.X.Chen & D.H.Qin

• Gynostemma intermedium W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes

• Gynostemma laxiflorum C.Y.Wu & S.K.Chen

• Gynostemma laxum (Wall.) Cogn.

• Gynostemma longipes C.Y.Wu

• Gynostemma microspermum C.Y.Wu & S.K.Chen

• Gynostemma pallidinervee Z.Zhang

• Gynostemma papuanum W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes

• Gynostemma pentagynum Z.P.Wang

• Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino

• Gynostemma pubescens (Gagnep.) C.Y.Wu

• Gynostemma simplicifolium Blume

• Gynostemma yixingense (Z.P.Wang & Q.Z.Xie) C.Y.Wu & S.K.Chen

• Gynostemma zhejiangense X.J.Xue