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Anisotoma

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Anisotoma is a genus of flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. They are native to South Africa

Species

FamilyApocynaceae
Native toCape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
238
With media
12
Family
Leiodidae
Collections
INHS, UAM, PSUC, UTC, CU, USNM
Recorded in
United States, Panama, Peru

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Anisotoma is a genus of flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. They are native to South Africa Species Anisotoma cordifolia Fenzl - South Africa Anisotoma pedunculata N.E.Br. - KwaZulu-Natal

Formerly included, transferred to Brachystelma Anisotoma arnottii (Baker) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. synonym of Brachystelma arnottii Baker

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