''Gonostemon'' is a genus of plants in the
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ...
, first described as a genus in 1812.
;Accepted species
The Plant List, genus ''Gonostemon''
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Over 70 names have been published for species assigned to ''Gonostemon'', most of the regarded as "unresolved," i.e., of uncertain affiliation. Only the following 3 are listed as "accepted" by the Plant List
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maintained by Kew Gardens
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in London
# '' Gonostemon fissirostris'' (Jacq.) P.V. Heath - southern Africa
# ''Gonostemon grandiflorus
''Gonostemon'' is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812.
;Accepted species
Over 70 names have been published for species assigned to ''Gonostemon'', most of the regarded as "unresolved," i.e., of uncertain af ...
'' (N.E. Br.) Fisch. & C.A. Mey. ex C.A. Mey. - southern Africa
# '' Gonostemon rubiginosa'' (Nel) P.V. Heath - Little Namaqualand
Namaqualand (khoekhoe: "Nama-kwa" meaning Nama Khoe people's land) is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over and covering a total area of . It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River into ...
;formerly included
moved to another genus ''( Stapelia)''
# ''G. giganteus'' now ''Stapelia gigantea
''Stapelia gigantea'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Stapelia'' of the family Apocynaceae. Common names include Zulu giant, carrion plant and toad plant (although the nickname "carrion plant" can also refer to '' Stapelia grandifl ...
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# ''G. giganteus'' var. nobilis now ''Stapelia nobilis
''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transfe ...
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# ''G. macowanii'' now ''Stapelia macowanii
''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transf ...
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# ''G. parvulus'' now ''Stapelia parvula
''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transf ...
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# ''G. pulvinatus'' now ''Stapelia pulvinata
''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transf ...
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# ''G. schinzii'' var. ''angolensis'' now ''Stapelia schinzii
''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transf ...
'' var. ''angolensis''
References
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Asclepiadoideae
Apocynaceae genera
Flora of Africa