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Hemidesmus

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Apocynaceae

Genus
  
Hemidesmus R.Br. 1810

Order
  
Gentianales

Subfamily
  
Asclepiadoideae

Hemidesmus

Hemidesmus is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described in 1810. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent.

Species
  1. Hemidesmus cordatus (Poir.) Schult. - India
  2. Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult. - Pakistan, India, Bangladesh
formerly included
  1. Hemidesmus indicus var. pubescens Hook.f., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter
  2. Hemidesmus pubescens Wight & Arn., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter
  3. Hemidesmus wallichii Wight, syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter

References

Hemidesmus Wikipedia
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