Biology:Oxystelma
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
Oxystelma | |
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Oxystelma bornouense | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
Genus: | Oxystelma R.Br. |
Synonyms[1] | |
Sarcostemma subgen. Oxystelmum (R. Br.) R.W. Holm |
Oxystelma is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810.[1][2] It is native to Africa and Asia.[3]
Species
The Plant List[4] includes:
- Oxystelma bornouense R.Br. - tropical Africa
- Oxystelma esculentum (L.f.) Sm. - China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan), Indochina, Indian Subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan), Middle East, NE Africa
- Species that were formerly included
The following species have been moved to other genera (Philibertia, Telosma, and [[Cynanchum):
References
Wikidata ☰ Q2042935 entry
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