Heterostemma

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Heterostemma
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Unidentified Heterostemma species
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Heterostemma

R.Br. 1810

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Heterostemma is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described in 1834.[1] It is native to India, China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and certain islands in the Pacific.[2][3][4]

Species[5]

The Plant List categories many species names in Heterostemma as "unresolved," i.e., of uncertain affinity. The following are accepted:

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References

  1. Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 42
  2. Tropicos
  3. Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 263 醉魂藤属 zui hun teng shu Heterostemma Wight & Arnott in Wight, Contr. Bot. India. 42. 1834.
  4. Forster, P. I. 1992. A taxonomic revision of Heterostemma Wight & Arn. (Asclepiadaceae: Stapelieae) in Australia and the West Pacific. Australian Systematic Botany 5: 71–80.
  5. The Plant List