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. Species 1. \n* Gymnema acuminatum Nepal, N India, W Malaysia 2. \n* Gymnema albidum - Timor 3. \n* Gymnema albiflorum - N Vietnam 4. \n* Gymnema brevifolium - Australia 5. \n* Gymnema calycinum - Luzon I 6. \n* Gymnema chalmersii - New Guinea 7. \n* Gymnema cumingii - Philippines 8. \n* Gymnema cuspidatum 9. \n* Gymnema decaisneanum - Tamil Nadu 10. \n* Gymnema dissitiflorum - W Malaysia 11. \n* Gymnema dunnii - Australia 12. \n* Gymnema elegans - Tamil Nadu 13. \n* Gymnema erianthum - New Caledonia 14. \n* Gymnema foetidum - Yunnan 15. \n* Gymnema glabrum - Myanmar 16. \n* Gymnema griffithii - Thailand 17. \n* Gymnema ha