Kingdom Plantae Family Apocynaceae Rank Genus | Order Gentianales Subfamily Asclepiadoideae | |
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Similar Oxystelma esculentum, Secamone, Pentarrhinum, Pentatropis, Orthanthera | ||
Ingredient s of oxystelma secamone formulations pankaj oudhia s ethnobotanical surveys 1990 2012
Oxystelma is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Africa and Asia.
- Oxystelma bornouense R.Br. - tropical Africa
- Oxystelma esculentum (L.f.) Sm. - China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan), Indochina, Indian Subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan), Middle East, NE Africa
The following species have been moved to other genera (Ischnostemma, Philibertia, Raphistemma, Telosma, Tylophora)
References
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