Hemidesmus
Hemidesmus indicus var. indicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Periplocoideae
Genus:	Hemidesmus R.Br. 1810

Hemidesmus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1810. ^[1] It is native to the Indian Subcontinent. ^[2]

Species ^[3]

1. Hemidesmus cordatus (Poir.) Schult. - India
2. Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult. - Pakistan, India, Bangladesh

formerly included ^[3]

1. Hemidesmus indicus var. pubescens Hook.f., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter
2. Hemidesmus pubescens Wight & Arn., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter
3. Hemidesmus wallichii Wight, syn of Finlaysonia wallichii (Wight) Venter

References

• Media related to Hemidesmus at Wikimedia Commons