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Summary

Marsdenia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is named in honor of the plant collector and Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden. The plants are native to tropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.

Species

As of February 2026, Plants of the World Online accepted the following 69 species:

Marsdenia brachyloba M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li Marsdenia brunoniana Wight & Arn. Marsdenia burmanica Wen B.Xu & J.Y.Shen Marsdenia calcicola Kerr Marsdenia carnosa Lace Marsdenia celebica (Miq.) Boerl. Marsdenia chirindensis Goyder Marsdenia crocea (Zipp. ex Span.) Hook.f. ex Boerl. Marsdenia cryptostemma Choux Marsdenia cyanescens Costantin Marsdenia cynanchoides Schltr. Marsdenia elephantina Schltr. Marsdenia epedunculata Rodda Marsdenia eriocarpa Hook.f. Marsdenia eriocaulis Kerr Marsdenia formosana Masam. Marsdenia fulva Schltr. Marsdenia glabra Costantin Marsdenia glomerata Tsiang Marsdenia griffithii Hook.f. Marsdenia hainanensis Tsiang Marsdenia hamiltonii Wight Marsdenia iriomotensis Masam. Marsdenia jenkinsii Hook.f. Marsdenia kaniensis Schltr. Marsdenia klossii S.Moore Marsdenia koi Tsiang Marsdenia lachnostoma Benth. Marsdenia laurifolia (Decne.) Kloppenb. Marsdenia leiocarpa King & Prain Marsdenia lucida Edgew. ex Madden Marsdenia mahaweeensis Kloppenb. Marsdenia mayottae W.D.Stevens, Labat & F.Barthelat Marsdenia medogensis P.T.Li Marsdenia minima (P.I.Forst.) Schneidt, Liede & Meve Marsdenia mollis Schltr. Marsdenia oculata Schltr. Marsdenia officinalis Y.Tsiang & P.T.Li Marsdenia oreophila W.W.Sm. Marsdenia papuana Schltr. Marsdenia pergulariiformis Schltr. Marsdenia pierrei Costantin Marsdenia pseudotinctoria Tsiang Marsdenia pulchella Hand.-Mazz. Marsdenia purpurella Fernando & Rodda Marsdenia quadrialata Choux Marsdenia raziana Yogan. & Subr. Marsdenia rotata Schltr. Marsdenia roylei Wight Marsdenia sarcodantha Schltr. Marsdenia schneideri Tsiang...