Brachystelma
| Brachystelma | |
|---|---|
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| Brachystelma caffrum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Brachystelma R.Br. |
The genus Brachystelma R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae - Ceropegieae) is represented by over a hundred species in the world,[1] chiefly distributed in South Africa, South-East Asia and Australasia.[2] In India, 17 species are known to occur,[3] of which nine are endemic.
Species
The genus contains some 154 species,[4] including:
- Brachystelma natalense (Schltr.) N.E.Br.
- Brachystelma schinzii (K.Schum.) N.E.Br.
- Brachystelma schultzei (Schltr.) Bruyns
- Brachystelma vahrmeijeri (Schltr.) Bruyns
References
- ↑ Dyer, 1980; Meve, 2002; Mabberley, 2008; Bruyns, 2009
- ↑ Forster, 1996
- ↑ Karthikeyan et al., 2009
- ↑ "Brachystelma". The Plant List. Version 1. 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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