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Holostemma
Holostemma creeper from Mangaon, Maharashtra, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:	Asclepiadeae
Genus:	Holostemma R.Br.
Species:	H. ada-kodien
Binomial name
Holostemma ada-kodien Schult.
Synonyms
Asclepias annularis Roxb. Holostemma annulare (Roxb.) K. Schum. Holostemma annularis (Roxb.) K.Schum. Holostemma rheedianum Spreng.

Holostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. The genus was first described in 1810. As presently constituted, the genus contains only one known species, Holostemma ada-kodien, native to southern Asia (China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand).

formerly included

• Holostemma chilense, syn of Cynanchum chilense
• Holostemma laeve, syn of Vincetoxicum laeve
• Holostemma pictum, syn of Graphistemma pictum
• Holostemma sinense, syn of Metaplexis hemsleyana

References

1. ^ The Plant List
2. Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 227 铰剪藤 jiao jian teng Holostemma ada-kodien Schultes in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 6: 95. 1820.

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