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]
| Oxystelma | |
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| Oxystelma bornouense | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Oxystelma R.Br. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sarcostemma subgen. Oxystelmum (R. Br.) R.W. Holm | |
Species
editThe 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):
- O. gilliesii now Philibertia gilliesii
- O. hooperianum now Cynanchum hooperianum
- O. ovatum now Telosma cordata
- O. pulchellum now Cynanchum pulchellum
- O. solanoides now Philibertia solanoides
- O. vailiae now Philibertia picta
- O. violacea now Philibertia gilliesii
References
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