Lygisma Explained

Lygisma is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1883.^[1] It is native to southern China, Indochina, Malaysia, and the Himalayas.^{[2] [3]}

Species^[4]

1. Lygisma angustifolia (Wight) Hook.f. - Himalayas
2. Lygisma flavum (Ridl.) Kerr - Peninsular Malaysia
3. Lygisma inflexum (Costantin) Kerr - Vietnam, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan
4. Lygisma nervosum Kerr - Thailand

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16154007#page/104/mode/1up Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1883. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 15:, pl. 1423
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=119171 Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 262 折冠藤属 zhe guan teng shu Lygisma J. D. Hooker, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 15: 18, t. 1423. 1883.
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40010333 Tropicos, genus Lygisma
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Lygisma The Plant List, genus Lygisma