EPPO Global Database

Gymnema sylvestre(GYWSY)

Overview
Code created in: 2017-03-20

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: GYWSY
  • Preferred name: Gymnema sylvestre
  • Authority: (Retzius) Smith

Notes

Western Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, northeast India, Indochina, China (including Taiwan), tropical Africa, Madagascar, Australia


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Asclepias geminata Roxburgh
Gymnema humile Decaisne
Periploca sylvestris Retzius

Common names
Name Language
Australian cowplant English
gurmar English (IN)
periploca of the woods English
chí gēng téng Chinese
匙羹藤 Chinese