Polystemma

Polystemma is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844.[2] It is native to Mexico and Central America.[3][4][5]

Species[6]
  1. Polystemma guatemalense (Schltr.) W.D.Stevens - from Nayarit to Costa Rica
  2. Polystemma mirandae Lozada-Pérez - Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla
  3. Polystemma viridiflora Decne. - Michoacán, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas

Polystemma
Polystemma guatemalense
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Synonyms[1]
  • Labidostelma Schltr.

References

  1. "Tropicos.org". Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  2. Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 602 in Latin
  3. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
  4. Stevens, W. D. 2005. New and interesting milkweeds (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae). Novon 15(4): 602–619
  5. García-Mendoza, A. J. & J A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
  6. The Plant List, genus Polystemma


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