''Stenostelma'' is a genus of plants in the family

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 1894.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2). It is native to southern Africa, ranging from Mozambique, Zambia, and Namibia to South Africa. Six species are accepted: * ''

Stenostelma capense ''Stenostelma'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1894.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species o ...

'' Schltr. - South Africa (Cape Provinces, Free State, and Northern Provinces) to Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Zambia * ''

Stenostelma corniculatum ''Stenostelma'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1894.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species o ...

'' (E. Mey.) Bullock - South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Mozambique * ''

Stenostelma eustegioides ''Stenostelma'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1894.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species o ...

'' – Northern Provinces (Gauteng) to Free State and Cape Provinces * ''

Stenostelma ligulatum ''Stenostelma'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1894.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species o ...

'' – Northern Provinces of South Africa * ''

Stenostelma periglossoides ''Stenostelma'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1894.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species o ...

'' – Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces of South Africa * '' Stenostelma urceolatum'' – KwaZulu Natal ;formerly includedThe Plant List
/ref> ''Stenostelma eminens'' ''(Harv.) Bullock,'' syn of '' Asclepias eminens'' (Harv.) Schltr.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6134088 Asclepiadoideae Apocynaceae genera Flora of Southern Africa Flora of South Tropical Africa