Stenostelma
Genus of plants
| Stenostelma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stenostelma umbelluliferum in South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Stenostelma Schltr. (1894) |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Krebsia Harv. (1868), nom. illeg. | |
Stenostelma is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1894.[2][3] It is native to southern Africa, ranging from Mozambique, Zambia, and Namibia to South Africa.[1]
Six species are accepted:[1]
- 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 (E.Mey.) Bester & Nicholas – Northern Provinces (Gauteng) to Free State and Cape Provinces
- Stenostelma ligulatum Bester & Nicholas – Northern Provinces of South Africa
- Stenostelma periglossoides (Schltr.) Bester & Nicholas – Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces of South Africa
- Stenostelma urceolatum Bester & Nicholas – KwaZulu Natal
- formerly included[4]
Stenostelma eminens (Harv.) Bullock, syn of Asclepias eminens (Harv.) Schltr.
References
- ^ a b c Stenostelma Schltr. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf. 1894. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 18(Beibl. 45): 6. in German + Latin
- ^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
- ^ The Plant List
