Glossostelma

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Glossostelma
Species: G. angolense – G. brevilobum – G. cabrae – G. carsonii – G. ceciliae – G. erectum – G. lisianthoides – G. mbisiense – G. nyikense – G. rusapense – G. spathulatum – G. xysmalobioides
Name

Glossostelma Schltr., J. Bot. 33: 321 (1895)

Type species: Glossostelma angolense Schltr., J. Bot. 33: 322 (1895)

References

Schlechter, F.R.R. 1895. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 33: 321, t. 352B.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Glossostelma in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 2. Reference page. 
Goyder, D.J. 1995. Notes on the African genus Glossostelma (Asclepiadaceae). Kew Bulletin 50(3): 527-555. DOI: 10.2307/4110325 Reference page. 
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Glossostelma. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 2 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Glossostelma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Sept. 2017.

Glossostelma is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1895.[1] It is native to Africa .[2]

Species

Glossostelma angolense Schltr. - Angola
Glossostelma brevilobum Goyder - Zaïre, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi
Glossostelma cabrae (De Wild.) Goyder - Zaïre
Glossostelma carsonii (N.E.Br.) Bullock - Gabon
Glossostelma ceciliae (N.E.Br.) Goyder - Zimbabwe, Mozambique
Glossostelma erectum (De Wild.) Goyder - Zaïre
Glossostelma lisianthoides (Decne.) Bullock - Angola
Glossostelma mbisiense Goyder - Tanzania
Glossostelma nyikense Goyder - Malawi, Zambia
Glossostelma rusapense Goyder - Zimbabwe
Glossostelma spathulatum (K.Schum.) Bullock - Angola
Glossostelma xysmalobioides (S.Moore) Bullock - Angola

References

Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf. 1895, Two new genera of Asclepideae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 33: 321-322, t. 352B
Tropicos