Brachystelma
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
| Genus: | Brachystelma R.Br. |
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[]
The genus contains some 154 species,[4] including:
- (Schltr.) N.E.Br.
- Brachystelma schinzii (K.Schum.) N.E.Br.
- Brachystelma schultzei (Schltr.) Bruyns
- Brachystelma tumakurense Gundappa, Sringesw., Vishwan. & Venu
- (Schltr.) Bruyns
- [5]
References[]
- ^ Dyer, 1980; Meve, 2002; Mabberley, 2008; Bruyns, 2009
- ^ Forster, 1996
- ^ Karthikeyan et al., 2009
- ^ "Brachystelma". The Plant List. Version 1. 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Tirupati hills lend name to plant species". Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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