Oxystelma

Oxystelma bornouense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Oxystelma
Species: O. bornouense – O. esculentum

Name

Oxystelma R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 462 (1810)

• Type species: O. esculentum (L.f.) Sm.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Extelma Dumort., Anal. Fam. Pl.: 26 (1829)
  • Aploca Necker ex Kuntze in Post & Kuntze, Lex. 39. (1903), nom. illeg. non Aploca Neck., Elem. Bot. 1: 255 (1790), opus utique oppr. vide Periploca Tourn. ex L., Sp. Pl.: 211 (1753)
  • Sarcostemma subg. Oxystelmum (R.Br.) R.W.Holm Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37(4): 537. (1950)

References

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 462. 462.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Oxystelma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Oxystelma. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 2 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Oxystelma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Sept. 2017.

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