| Gymnema | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnema R. Br., Prodr. 461-462. 1810 |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bidaria (Endl.) Decne., Prodr. 8: 623-4. 1844 |
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Gymnema (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς, gymnos, naked + νῆμα, nēma, thread)[1] is a genus in the family Asclepiadaceae containing 119 species.