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Brachystelma

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Brachystelma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Ceropegieae
Genus: Brachystelma
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The genus Brachystelma is represented by over a hundred species in the world,[1] chiefly distributed in South Africa, South-East Asia and Australasia.[2] In India, 17 species are known to occur,[3] of which nine are endemic.

Species

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The genus contains some 154 species,[4] including:

References

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  1. ^ Dyer, 1980; Meve, 2002; Mabberley, 2008; Bruyns, 2009
  2. ^ Forster, 1996
  3. ^ Karthikeyan et al., 2009
  4. ^ "Brachystelma". The Plant List. Version 1. 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Brachystelma parviflorum (Wight) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 4(10): 65 (1883)". Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  6. ^ Srivastava, Amber; Chauhan, Nishant (2021). "Rediscovery of Brachystelma parviflorum after 186 years". Oryx. 55 (3): 329. doi:10.1017/S0030605321000119. S2CID 233732892.
  7. ^ "Brachystelma attenuatum (Wight) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 4(10): 65 (1883)". Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  8. ^ Srivastava, Amber; Chauhan, Nishant (2022). "Rediscovery of Brachystelma attenuatum after 188 years". Oryx. 56 (4): 489. doi:10.1017/S0030605322000473. S2CID 250076322.
  9. ^ "Tirupati hills lend name to plant species". Retrieved 2 August 2017.

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