6911.000 Marsdenia R. Br.

DREGEA E. Mey.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Goyder, D.J. (2007) Zimbabwean Asclepiadaceae. Unpublished list.

Description of the genus

Lianas, twining; rarely erect shrubs. Leaves opposite, lamina cordate; Inflorescence umbel-like, paniculate or raceme-like; terminal or extra-axillary; pedunculated. Flowers calyx 5-lobed, sepals overlapping; basal glands or scales often present; corolla urceolate or campanulate, throat often hairy; lobes twisted to the right; corona lobes 5, erect acuminate, fleshy. Fruit follicles, mostly thick, acuminate; smooth or longitudinally winged. Seeds comose.

Derivation of name: after William Marsden, British traveller and plant collector, 1754-1836

Worldwide: 125 species in the tropics.

Mozambique: 5 taxa.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:

Coeliades pisistratus (Two-pip policeman)

Tirumala petiverana (Blue monarch, Dappled monarch)

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
cynanchoides Schltr.[NrEnd]	N,Z,GI	Description, Image
floribunda (E. Mey.) N.E. Br.	M
gazensis S. Moore[NrEnd]	T,GI
macrantha (Klotzsch) Schltr.	T,MS,GI	Description, Image
sylvestris (Retz.) P.I. Forst.	T,MS,GI,M	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Marsdenia:

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Flora of Botswana: Marsdenia
Flora of Caprivi: Marsdenia
Flora of Malawi: Marsdenia
Flora of Zambia: Marsdenia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Marsdenia

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Marsdenia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Marsdenia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Marsdenia
Wikipedia: Marsdenia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Marsdenia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Marsdenia