Brachystelma

The genus Brachystelma 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.

Brachystelma
Brachystelma caffrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Ceropegieae
Genus: Brachystelma
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Species

The genus contains some 154 species,[4] including:

References

  1. Dyer, 1980; Meve, 2002; Mabberley, 2008; Bruyns, 2009
  2. Forster, 1996
  3. Karthikeyan et al., 2009
  4. "Brachystelma". The Plant List. Version 1. 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. "Tirupati hills lend name to plant species". Retrieved 2 August 2017.


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