Hemsleya
Hemsleya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, China, East Himalayas, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Thailand and Vietnam.
The genus name of Hemsleya is in honour of William Hemsley, an English botanist. It was first described and published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. Vol.23 on page 490 in 1888.
Known species
According to Kew:- Hemsleya amabilis
- Hemsleya carnosiflora
- Hemsleya chengyihana
- Hemsleya chinensis
- Hemsleya cirromitrata
- Hemsleya delavayi
- Hemsleya dipteriga
- Hemsleya dolichocarpa
- Hemsleya dulongjiangensis
- Hemsleya ellipsoidea
- Hemsleya emeiensis
- Hemsleya endecaphylla
- Hemsleya gigantha
- Hemsleya graciliflora
- Hemsleya kunmingensis
- Hemsleya lijiangensis
- Hemsleya macrocarpa
- Hemsleya macrosperma
- Hemsleya mitrata
- Hemsleya panacis-scandens
- Hemsleya panlongqi
- Hemsleya peekelii
- Hemsleya pengxianensis
- Hemsleya sphaerocarpa
- Hemsleya turbinata
- ''Hemsleya zhejiangensis''