Oxystelma Explained

Oxystelma is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810.^[1] It is native to Africa and Asia.^[2]

Species

The Plant List^[3] includes:

1. Oxystelma bornouense R.Br. - tropical Africa
2. Oxystelma esculentum (L.f.) Sm. - China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan), Indochina, Indian Subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan), Middle East, NE Africa

Species that were formerly includedThe following species have been moved to other genera (Philibertia, Telosma, and colwidth=30em|

1. O. gilliesii now Philibertia gilliesii
2. O. hooperianum now Cynanchum hooperianum
3. O. ovatum now Telosma cordata
4. O. pulchellum now Cynanchum pulchellum
5. O. solanoides now Philibertia solanoides
6. O. vailiae now Philibertia picta
7. O. violacea now Philibertia gilliesii

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References

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2954618#page/330/mode/1up Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 462
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=123527 Flora of China, Vol. 16 Page 202 尖槐藤属 jian huai teng shu Oxystelma R. Brown, Prodr. 462. 1810.
3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Oxystelma The Plant List, genus Oxystelma