''Gamblea'' is a genus of plants of the family

Araliaceae The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants composed of about 43 genera and around 1500 species consisting of primarily woody plants and some herbaceous plants commonly called the ginseng family. The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely ...

, comprising four species. It originally comprised a single species, ''Gamblea ciliata'', which is found in

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. The genus's native range stretches from the Himalaya to Japan and Sumatera. It is found in

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

(part of India), China, East Himalaya, Japan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Tibet and Vietnam. The genus name of ''Gamblea'' is in honour of

James Sykes Gamble James Sykes Gamble (2 July 1847 – 16 October 1925) was an English botanist who specialized in the flora of the Indian sub-continent; he became Director of the British Imperial Forest School at Dehradun, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. ...

(1847–1925), an English botanist who specialized in the flora of the Indian sub-continent. and it was first described and published in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India Vol.2 on page 739 in 1879.

Known species

According to Kew; *''

Gamblea ciliata ''Gamblea'' is a genus of plants of the family Araliaceae, comprising four species. It originally comprised a single species, ''Gamblea ciliata'', which is found in India. The genus's native range stretches from the Himalaya to Japan and Sumater ...

'' C.B.Clarke *''

Gamblea innovans ''Gamblea'' is a genus of plants of the family Araliaceae, comprising four species. It originally comprised a single species, ''Gamblea ciliata'', which is found in India. The genus's native range stretches from the Himalaya to Japan and Sumater ...

'' (Siebold & Zucc.) C.B.Shang, Lowry & Frodin *''

Gamblea malayana ''Gamblea malayana'' is a species of plant in the family ''Araliaceae''. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural ...

'' (M.R.Hend.) C.B.Shang, Lowry & Frodin *''

Gamblea pseudoevodiaefolia ''Gamblea'' is a genus of plants of the family Araliaceae, comprising four species. It originally comprised a single species, ''Gamblea ciliata'', which is found in India. The genus's native range stretches from the Himalaya to Japan and Sumater ...

'' (K.M.Feng) C.B.Shang, Lowry & Frodin

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5519672 Araliaceae Apiales genera Plants described in 1879 Flora of China Flora of Japan Flora of Assam (region) Flora of East Himalaya Flora of Nepal Flora of Indo-China