Oxystelma
| Oxystelma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Oxystelma R.Br. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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[4]
- 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 (Ischnostemma, Philibertia, Raphistemma, Telosma, Tylophora)
- O. carnosum now Ischnostemma carnosum
- O. bifidum now Tylophora bifida
- O. gilliesii now Philibertia gilliesii
- O. hooperianum now Raphistemma hooperianum
- O. ovatum now Telosma cordata
- O. pulchellum now Raphistemma pulchellum
- O. solanoides now Philibertia solanoides
- O. vailiae now Philibertia picta
- O. violacea now Philibertia gilliesii