Brachystelma

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Regnum*: Viridiplantae
Cladus: Streptophyta
Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta
Cladus: Embryophyta
Cladus: Polysporangiophyta
Divisio*: Tracheophyta
Cladus: Eutracheophyta
Cladus: Euphyllophytina
Cladus: Megaphylla
Cladus: Radiatopses
Cladus: Lignophyta
Cladus: Metalignophyta
Diviso*: Spermatophyta
Classis*: Angiospermae
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Eudicota
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Brachystelma
Species: B. ananthagiriense – B. bilobatum – B. tanzaniensis – B. telanganense – B. tuberosum – B. tumakurense –
Name

Brachystelma R.Br., Bot. Mag. 49: ad t. 2343. (1822)

Type species: Brachystelma tuberosum R.Br., Bot. Mag. 49: t. 2343 (1822)

Note: Often merged with Ceropegia s.l., but excepting the type, the above combinations have no equivalents in Ceropegia s.l
References

Brown, R. 1822. Botanical Magazine 49: ad t. 2343.
Bruyns, P.V., Klak, C. & Hanáček, P. 2017. A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae). South African Journal of Botany 112: 399–436. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.06.021 Open access Reference page.
Prasad, K., Swamy, A.N. & Meve, U. 2018. Brachystelma ananthapuramense (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae), a new species from Andhra Pradesh, India. Kew Bulletin 73(1): 1-5. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-018-9740-y
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brachystelma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 28. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Brachystelma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 April 2021. Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2021. Brachystelma. Published online. Accessed: 13. April 2021. Reference page.