Cucurbitaceae
Gynostemma

Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino

First published in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 179 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to Japan and New Guinea. It is a climber and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Kuril Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • De Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. (2008). The edible Cucurbitaceae of Thailand and Malesia and the wild forms of the cultivated ones. Sandakania 17: 43-91.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Probatova, N.S. & al. (2006). Flora Rossiĭskogo Dal'nego Vostoka. Dopolneniya i izmeneniya k izdaniyu Sosudistye rasteniya sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka t. 1-8 (1985-1996): 1-454. Russian academy of sciences Far Eastern branch.
  • Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.B.E. (2010). Flora Malesiana 19: 1-342. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.B.E. (2010). Flora Malesiana 19: 1-342. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2012 Du, N.V. et al [HNK 2523], Vietnam K000639893 No
Mar 1, 2012 Nguyen, V.D. et al [HNK 1410], Vietnam K000639895 No
Mar 1, 2012 Du, N.V. et al [HNK 2234], Vietnam K000639896 No
Jul 2, 2008 Gaerlan et al. [PPI 10864], Philippines K000517500 No
Jul 2, 2008 Middleton et al. [1678], Thailand K000517501 No
Jul 2, 2008 Postar [SAN 145756], Malaysia K000517502 No
Jul 2, 2008 Reynoso et al. [PPI 3615], Philippines K000517503 No
Jul 2, 2008 De Wilde et al. [SAN 144795], Malaysia K000517504 No
Jul 2, 2008 De Wilde et al. [SAN 144536], Malaysia K000517505 No
Nov 1, 2006 Wallich, N. [s.n.], Nepal K000742910 Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Griffith, W. [2525], Bhutan K000742907 Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Griffith, W. [2525], Bhutan K000742908 Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Griffith, W. [2525], India K000742906 Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Taquet, E.J. [2749] K000742911 isotype Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Taquet, E.J. [2744] K000742912 Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Griffith, W. [2524], Bangladesh K000742904 Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Wallich, N. [3726], Nepal K000742909 Unknown type material Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Wallich, N. [3727] K000742903 Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Beccari, O. [805], Indonesia K000742898 Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Griffith, W. [2524], Bangladesh K000742905 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000742894 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000742895 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000742897 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [5666] K000742896 Yes
Winkler, H. [2757], Malaysia K000742899 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3727] Zanonia laxa K001119902 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3727] Zanonia laxa K001119901 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3727], India Zanonia laxa K001119903 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3726], Nepal Zanonia cissoides K001119900 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1434], Thailand Gynostemma siamicum K000742900 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2696], Thailand Gynostemma siamicum K000742901 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images