Holostemma

Holostemma
Holostemma creeper from Mangaon, Maharashtra, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:	Asclepiadeae
Genus:	Holostemma R.Br.
Species:	H. ada-kodien
Binomial name
Holostemma ada-kodien Schult.
Synonyms [1]
Asclepias annularisRoxb. Holostemma annulare(Roxb.) K. Schum. Holostemma annularis(Roxb.) K.Schum. Holostemma rheedianumSpreng.

Holostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. The genus was first described in 1810. As presently constituted, the genus contains only one known species, Holostemma ada-kodien, native to southern Asia (China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand). ^[2]

formerly included ^[3]

• Holostemma chilense, syn of Cynanchum chilense
• Holostemma laeve, syn of Vincetoxicum laeve
• Holostemma pictum, syn of Graphistemma pictum
• Holostemma sinense, syn of Metaplexis hemsleyana

References

1. The Plant List
2. "Holostemma ada-kodien in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
3. "Search results — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2025-11-16.