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sylvestre

Taxon

Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm.

Protologue Cycl. [A. Rees], (London ed.) 17 (1): n. 4. 1811 [8 Mar 1811]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 046.jpg

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 046.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 045.jpg

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 045.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 047.jpg

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 047.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 050.jpg

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 050.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 042.jpg

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 042.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 044.jpg

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 044.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 048.jpg

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 051.jpg

Marsdenia sylvestris, Z. Rogers 1292--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 051.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Occurrences

Rogers Z.S. 1292

January 23, 2009

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

Zachary Scott Rogers

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Gymnema

Specific Epithet

sylvestre

Authorship

(Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#219,613 of 335,497

Top 66%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Marsdenia sylvestris (Retz.) P.I.Forst.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy