The genus ''Brachystelma'' is represented by over a hundred species in the world, chiefly distributed in South Africa, South-East Asia and Australasia. In India, 17 species are known to occur, of which nine are endemic.
Species
The genus contains some 154 species,
including:
* ''Brachystelma parviflorum''
(Wight) Hook.f.
* ''Brachystelma attenuatum''
(Wight) Hook.f.
* ''Brachystelma natalense''
(Schltr.) N.E.Br.
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Brachystelma schinzii
''Brachystelma schinzii'' is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land ...
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(K.Schum.) N.E.Br.
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Brachystelma schultzei
''Brachystelma schultzei'' is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) ...
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(Schltr.) Bruyns
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Brachystelma tumakurense
''Brachystelma tumakurense'' is a species of tuberous flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is found in Tumakuru district, Karnataka, India, for which it is named.
Description
''Brachystelma tumakurense'' is a perennial herb. I ...
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Gundappa, Sringesw., Vishwan. & Venu
* ''Brachystelma vahrmeijeri''
(Schltr.) Bruyns
* ''Brachystelma seshachalamense''
References
Apocynaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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