Gymnema (Neo-Latin, from Greek γυμνὀς gymnos, "naked" and νῆμα, nēma, "thread") is a genus in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. One species, Gymnema sylvestre, is commonly used as a dietary supplement and has the ability to suppress the taste of sweetness. • # Gymnema acuminatum Nepal, N India, W Malaysia • # Gymnema albidum – Timor • # Gymnema albiflorum – N Vietnam • # Gymnema brevifolium – Australia • # Gymnema calycinum – Luzon I • # Gymnema chalmersii – New Guinea • # Gymnema cumingii – Philippines • # Gymnema cuspidatum • # Gymnema decaisneanum – Tamil Nadu • # Gymnema dissitiflorum – W Malaysia • # Gymnema dunnii – Australia • # Gymnema elegans – Tamil Nadu • # Gymnema erianthum – New Caledonia • # Gymnema foetidum – Yunnan • # Gymnema glabrum – Myanmar • # Gymnema griffithii – Thailand • # Gymnema hainanense – Hainan • # Gymnema hirtum – W Malaysia • # Gymnema inodorum – S China, India, SE Asia • # Gymnema javanicum – Java • # Gymnema khandalense – Maharashtra • # Gymnema lacei – Myanmar, Bangladesh • # Gymnema lactiferum – India, Sri Lanka • # Gymnema latifolium – S China, India, Nepal, N Indochina • # Gymnema littorale – Java • # Gymnema longiretinaculatum – S China • # Gymnema lushaiense – Assam • # Gymnema macrothyrsa – Sulawesi • # Gymnema maingayi – Malacca • # Gymnema mariae – Philippines • # Gymnema micradenium – Queensland • # Gymnema molle – Myanmar • # Gymnema montanum – India • # Gymnema muelleri – Northern Terr of Australia • # Gymnema pachyglossum – Luzon I • # Gymnema piperi – Mindanao • # Gymnema pleiadenium – Queensland • # Gymnema recurvifolium – New Guinea • # Gymnema rotundatum – Sri Lanka • # Gymnema rufescens – Madagascar • # Gymnema schlechterianum – Philippines • # Gymnema spirei – Laos • # Gymnema suborbiculare – New Guinea • # Gymnema sylvestre – S China, Ryukyu Is, SE Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Africa • # Gymnema syringaefolium – Timor • # Gymnema thorelii – Laos • # Gymnema tricholepis – New Guinea • # Gymnema trinerve – Australia • # Gymnema uncarioides – Luzon I • # Gymnema yunnanense – Guangxi, Yunnan • # Gymnema columnare, syn of Gongronema nepalense • # Gymnema crenatum, syn of Loeseneriella crenata • # Gymnema finlaysonii, syn of Gongronema finlaysonii • # Gymnema longepedunculatum, syn of Tylophora longipedunculata • # Gymnema macrocarpum, syn of Dregea schimperi • # Gymnema nepalense, syn of Gongronema nepalense • # Gymnema nitidum, syn of Salacia nitida • # Gymnema reticulatum, syn of Hoya reticulata • # Gymnema sagittatum, syn of Gongronema nepalense • # Gymnema subnudum, syn of Sarcolobus subnudus • # Gymnema tenacissimum, syn of Marsdenia tenacissima • # Gymnema thomsonii, syn of Gongronema thomsonii • # Gymnema wallichii, syn of Gongronema wallichii