Actinostemma

Actinostemma
	Actinostemma tenerum
Scientific 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[2]
	Mitrosicyos Maxim.; Pomasterion Miq.;

Actinostemma is a genus of flowering plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae.[2][3] It is native to east Asia. They are slender, weakly twining/climbing annual herbs.[4]

Species

Currently accepted species include:

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

References

Account Bot. Coll. Cantor: 24 (1845)
"Actinostemma Griff". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
"Actinostemma Griff". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
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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[1] Account Bot. Coll. Cantor: 24 (1845)

[POWO-2] "Actinostemma Griff". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[COL-3] "Actinostemma Griff". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[4] 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.