Gymnema inodorum (Lour.) Decne., A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 551 (1844) (syn: Asclepias daemia Blanco; Asclepias tingens Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.; Asclepias tingens Roxb.; Bidaria inodora (Lour.) Decne.; Bidaria pubiflora Miq.; Bidaria syringifolia (Decne.) Decne.; Bidaria tingens (Roxb.) Decne.; Cynanchum inodorum Lour.; Gymnema pubiflora (Miq.) Hook. ex Koord.-Schum.; Gymnema syringifolium (Decne.) Boerl.; Gymnema tingens (Roxb.) Spreng.; Marsdenia syringifolia Decne.; Marsdenia tingens (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) P.I.Forst.; Parsonsia inodora (Lour.) M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida; Pergularia syringifolia Zipp. ex Decne.); . Marsdenia tingens (Roxb.) P.I. Forster, Austral. Syst. Bot. 8(5): 692 1995. (syn: Aganosma inodora Lour.; Asclepias daemia Blanco; Asclepias tingens Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.; Bidaria elegans Dalz. & Gibs.; Bidaria inodora (Lour.) Decne.; Bidaria tingens (Roxb.) Decne.; Cynanchum inodorum Lour.; Gymnema tingens (Roxb.) Spreng.; Gymnema tingens var. cordifolia Wight; Heligme rheedii Náves; Parsonsia inodora (Lour.) M.R. Almeida & S.M. Almeida; Parsonsia rheedii F. Villar.) as per Catalogue of Life; . Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Philippines: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO; . China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan), Thailand, Vietnam, India (E-, NE- & S-India, tropical Himalayas), peninsular Malaysia (Perak), Andaman Isl. (South Andaman Isl., Little Andaman Isl.), Darjeeling, Sikkim, Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Sagaing, Taninthayi), Nepal, Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao), Palawan, Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; . Twining shrubs, young shoots glabrous. Leaves 9-13 x 4-6 cm, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, apex acuminate, base rounded or subcordate, glabrous, subcoriaceous, lateral nerves 6-8 pairs; petiole to 2 cm long. Flowers in axillary corymbose cymes; calyx 5-partite, glandular within; corolla greenish-yellow, tube 5mm long, campanulate, mouth with a ring of hairs, lobes 6 mm long; stamens attached near the base of corolla tube, filaments twisted, anthers sagitate, connivent around and adnate to stigma; ovary 2-celled, stigma columnar; disc triangular. Follicles maturity, separate on maturity. Flowering and fruiting: March-April Semi-evergreen, evergreen and mangrove forests, also in the plains Indo-Malesia and South China (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal) . ID Please . Locality: Maharajganj Date: 12-08-2018 Habit: climber Altitude: 95 m Note: Taste of leaves not much bitter. After chewing leaves one can feel taste of sugar. Therefore, I doubt it is Gurmar (Gymnema sylvestre). It also does not match with Gymnema montanum. the innards of the flowers are completely out of focus. do you have better pictures? As the sugar test failed it is not G.sylvestris. Check for other species. Pl. check /species/a—l/a/apocynaceae/parsonsia/parsonsia-alboflavescens It appears to be Gymnema inodorum (G.tingens). Thanks to all for their sincere efforts. I think … is right, my photographs are matching with Gymnema inodorum. Thanks a lot … references for my own future use FOC gymnema: FOC gymnema inodorom FOC gymnema sylevestre http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018618 Thanks for the information on different species of Gymnema .. Location Rajnagar Kumarghat Unakoti district Tripura Kindly identify it Pl. check comparative images at Apocynaceae looks like Dregea volubilis to me .. please check Parsonsia alboflavescens, I think. This climber is from Rajnagar, Kumarghat, Tripura Family could be Asclepiadaceae To me it looks like Leptadenia reticulata but it may be Genianthus laurifolius syn Toxocarpus laurifolius Please confirm I do not think matches with images at Genianthus laurifolius or Leptadenia reticulata To me appears close to images at Parsonsia alboflavescens Fwd: Parsonsia alboflavescens 1 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4) This was identified by you and your team as Parsonsia alboflavescens Marsdenia tingens as per images and details herein.
It is a climber belonging to Asclepiadacae mostly, may be a member of Apocyanaceae. A kind of Vincetoxicum Thank you Sir Pl. Check comparative images in efi site. Does not matches with images of Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Medik. Pl. check with images of Parsonsia alboflavescens (Dennst.) Mabb. Marsdenia tingens as per images and details herein.
Fwd: Parsonsia alboflavescens no 2 : 2 posts by 1 author. 6 images. I tried to compare my photos with below mentioned photos I still have doubt as you and your team identified last year as Parsonsia alboflavescens no 1 Kindly find the name of this plant from Rajnagar, Kumarghat, Tripura Kindly verify whether it is Parsonsia which you thought to be it One plant is old and the other is new. The follicle is bigger. It may not be Cosmostigma racemosum Marsdenia tingens as per images and details herein.
Gymnema ? : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Location Rajnagar Kumarghat Unakoti district Tripura I also think appear closer to images at /species/a—l/a/apocynaceae/gymnema/gymnema-sylvestre Appear more close to images at Parsonsia alboflavescens Does not match with images at Gymnema sylvestre Please study further. Pl. check other images at Parsonsia alboflavescens Fwd: Gymnema sylvestre : 7 posts by 2 authors. 8 images. I had sent this earlier for identification but the report was not satisfactory. My photos match with the first photo which is taken from internet and it is Gymnema sylvestre. The climber is found growing in Rajnagar, Kumarghat, Tripura, The collector says, after chewing the leaves, he did not feel the taste of either sugar or salt. I request to kindly go through the photos and confirm. Some photos are of new plant and others are of old plant. Does not matches with images of leaves at Gymnema sylvestre Thank you. Earlier a plant with small leaves and very smaller rod shaped follicles and tiny seeds was identified by you as Parsonsia alboflavescens and this climber with large leaves and large spindle shaped follicles and large seeds is also identified as same plant. Varsa Dodi and vachheti in Gujarati Pl. check with Gymnema inodorum as per efi thread FOC illustration Useful Tropical Plants GBIF specimens Flora of China
Re: Marsdenia tingens ? : 4 posts by 3 authors. 5 images. Rajnagar, Kumarghat, Tripura Please identify Looks correct ID !      Marsdenia tingens (Roxb.) P. I. Forst.: 5 very high res. images. Location: Surkhet, West Nepal Altitude: 900 m. Date: 12 June 2021 Habit : Wild Syn : Gymnema tingens (Roxb.) Spreng. .
This is woody climber belonging to Asclepiadaceae from North Tripura. I am suspecting it to be Gymnema sylvestre Kindly confirm Looks close. I think close to images at Yes …, it is close.
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Gymnema inodorum
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