Actinostemma

Actinostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, native to east Asia. They are slender, weakly twining/climbing annual herbs.[2]

Actinostemma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Tribe: Actinostemmateae
Genus: Actinostemma
Griff.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Mitrosicyos Maxim.
  • Pomasterion Miq.

Species

Currently accepted species include:

  • Actinostemma lobatum (Maxim.) Maxim. ex Franch. & Sav.
  • Actinostemma tenerum Griff.

References
  1. Account Bot. Coll. Cantor: 24 (1845)
  2. Xu, Zhenghao; Chang, Le (2017). Identification and Control of Common Weeds: Volume 3. p. 417. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-5403-7. ISBN 978-981-10-5402-0. S2CID 7096281.
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