Brachystelma

Brachystelma
	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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[1] Dyer, 1980; Meve, 2002; Mabberley, 2008; Bruyns, 2009

[2] Forster, 1996

[3] Karthikeyan et al., 2009

[tpl-4] "Brachystelma". The Plant List. Version 1. 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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