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6870.000 Brachystelma
MACROPETALUM Burch. ex Decne.
TENARIS E. Mey.
Bruyns, P.V., Klak, C. & Hanáček, P. (2017) A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae) South African Journal of Botany 112 399-436
Dyer, R.A. (1980) Asclepiadaceae: Brachystelma, Ceropegia and Riocreuxia Flora of Southern Africa 27(4) 1 - 88
Goyder, D.J. (2007) Zimbabwean Asclepiadaceae. Unpublished list.
Description of the genus
Usually dwarf, prostrate to erect, perennial herbs with a single tuber or a cluster of fusiform roots. Flowers in umbel-like inflorescences, terminal or lateral at the nodes. Corolla campanulate to ± flat; lobes spreading or united at tips to form a cage-like structure. Corona (1-)2-seriate; outer corona of distinct lobes; inner linear-oblong. Anthers horizontal, pressed onto style head. Follicles smooth, paired. Seeds with a narrow marginal wing, crowned with tuft of hairs. Comment: More recent phylogenetic evidence has led to the forming of a very broad concept of the genus Ceropegia including the genus Brachystelma and all known genera within the Stapeliae (Bruyns, P.V., Klak, C. & Hanáček, P., 2017). We will await a broader form of acceptance of this new concept before changing the taxonomy in our database. Worldwide: 100 species in Africa with 1 species in India, New Guinea and Australia Zimbabwe: 22 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| albipilosum A. Lancaster ex Peckover | E | |
| barberiae Harv. ex Hook. f. | W,C,E | Description |
| bikitaense Peckover | ? | |
| buchananii N.E. Br. | N,E | Description, Image |
| burchellii (Decne.) Peckover | N,W | |
| chloranthum (Schltr.) Peckover | W,C,S | Description, Image |
| circinatum E. Mey. | E | Image |
| dinteri Schltr. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| discoideum R.A. Dyer[LR-nt] | W | |
| floribundum Schltr. | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| foetidum Schltr. | C | Description |
| furcatum Boele[End][DD] | S | Description |
| gracile E.A. Bruce | N,W,C,E,S | Description |
| gymnopodum (Schltr.) Bruyns | ? | |
| hirtellum Weim.[DD] | W,C,E | Description |
| incanum R.A. Dyer | ? | |
| lancasteri Boele[End][DD] | C | Description |
| plocamoides Oliv. | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| punctatum Boele[End][DD] | W,C | Description |
| pygmaeum (Schltr.) N.E. Br. subsp. pygmaeum | E | Description, Image |
| richardsii Peckover[End][VU] | N,W,C | Description |
| tavalla K. Schum. | N,C,E | Description |
Other sources of information about Brachystelma:
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Flora of Botswana: BrachystelmaFlora of Malawi: Brachystelma
Flora of Mozambique: Brachystelma
Flora of Zambia: Brachystelma
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): BrachystelmaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Brachystelma
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Brachystelma
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brachystelma
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Brachystelma
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