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Stenostelma
Sign in to saveStenostelma is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1894. It is native to southern Africa, ranging from Mozambique, Zambia, and Namibia to South Africa.
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Vinony files it under Apocynaceae genera, Asclepiadoideae and Flora of Southern Africa.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
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Stenostelma is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1894. It is native to southern Africa, ranging from Mozambique, Zambia, and Namibia to South Africa.
Six species are accepted: Stenostelma capense Schltr. - South Africa (Cape Provinces, Free State, and Northern Provinces) to Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Zambia Stenostelma corniculatum (E. Mey.) Bullock - South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Mozambique Stenostelma eustegioides – Northern Provinces (Gauteng) to Free State and Cape Provinces Stenostelma ligulatum – Northern Provinces of South Africa Stenostelma periglossoides – Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces of South Africa Stenostelma urceolatum – KwaZulu Natal formerly included Stenostelma eminens (Harv.) Bullock, syn of Asclepias eminens (Harv.) Schltr.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stenostelma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.