Stathmostelma
| Stathmostelma | |
|---|---|
| Stathmostelma fornicatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Stathmostelma Schltr. |
Stathmostelma is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1893.[1] It is native to 15 African countries starting in Cameroon to Ethiopia and Botswana.[2][3]
- Species[4]
- Stathmostelma angustatum K.Schum. - Ethiopia
- Stathmostelma fornicatum (N.E.Br.) Bullock - Malawi
- Stathmostelma gigantiflorum K. Schum. - Tanzania
- Stathmostelma incarnatum K.Schum. - Angola, S Zaire
- Stathmostelma nomadacridum Bullock - Tanzania
- Stathmostelma pauciflorum K.Schum. - Mozambique
- Stathmostelma propinquum (N.E.Br.) Schltr. - E Africa
- Stathmostelma rhacodes K.Schum. - E Africa
- Stathmostelma spectabile (N.E.Br.) Schltr. - E Africa
- Stathmostelma welwitschii Britten & Rendle - Angola
- Stathmostelma wildemanianum T.Durand & H.Durand - C Africa
- Stathmostelma diversifolium Goyder - S. Ethiopia to N. Tanzania
- Stathmostelma gigantiflorum K.Schum - Kenya to E. Zambia
- formerly included
- S. crassinerve, syn of Asclepias crassinervis
- S. nuttii, syn of Asclepias nuttii
- S. pedunculatum, syn of Asclepias aurea
- S. verdickii, syn of Asclepias stathmostelmoides
References
- ^ Schumann, Karl Moritz. 1893. Stathmostelma. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 17: 129-132 in German + Latin
- ^ AFPD. 2008. African Flowering Plants Database - Base de Donnees des Plantes a Fleurs D'Afrique.
- ^ "Stathmostelma K.Schum. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ^ The Plant List, Stathmostelma