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Hemidesmus
Sign in to saveHemidesmus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1810. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent.
Species
Indian Sarsaparilla
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- VT
- Recorded in
- Vietnam, India
Research
160 papers- Hemidesmus indicus L. Br.: critical assessment of in vitro biotechnological advancements and perspectives.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2020
- Indian sarsaparilla, Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult: tissue culture studies.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2020
- Indian Sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus): Recent progress in research on ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacology.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2020
- Hemidesmus indicus induces immunogenic death in human colorectal cancer cells.Oncotarget · 2018
- The bioactive and therapeutic potential of Hemidesmus indicus R. Br. (Indian Sarsaparilla) root.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2013
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Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Periplocoideae
- Image
- Hemidesmus scandens.jpg
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Hemidesmus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1810. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent. Species Hemidesmus cordatus (Poir.) Schult. - India Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult. - Pakistan, India, Bangladesh formerly included Hemidesmus indicus var. pubescens Hook.f., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter Hemidesmus pubescens Wight & Arn., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter Hemidesmus wallichii Wight, syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter
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