Heterostemma Explained

Heterostemma is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1834.^[1] It is native to India, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Australia, and certain islands in the Pacific.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species

45 species are currently accepted:

Notes and References

1. Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 42
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40025355 Tropicos
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=115363 Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 263 醉魂藤属 zui hun teng shu Heterostemma Wight & Arnott in Wight, Contr. Bot. India. 42. 1834.
4. Forster, P. I. 1992. A taxonomic revision of Heterostemma Wight & Arn. (Asclepiadaceae: Stapelieae) in Australia and the West Pacific. Australian Systematic Botany 5: 71–80.