Biology:Polystemma

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Polystemma
Polystemma guatemalense 1.jpg
Polystemma guatemalense
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Polystemma
Decne.[1]
Species

See text.

Polystemma is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae first established as a genus in 1844.[1][2] It is native to Mexico and Central America.[1][3][4][5]

Species

(As of November 2023), Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

  • Polystemma canisferum McDonnell & Fishbein
  • Polystemma cordatum (Brandegee) L.O.Alvarado
  • Polystemma cordifolium (A.Gray) McDonnell & Fishbein
  • Polystemma fishbeiniana V.W.Steinm. & W.D.Stevens
  • Polystemma guatemalense (Schltr.) W.D.Stevens
  • Polystemma mirandae Lozada-Pérez
  • Polystemma scopulorum Brandegee

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Polystemma Decne.." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/30266778-2. 
  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

Wikidata ☰ Q15972316 entry