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6793.000 Stathmostelma
Goyder, D.J. (1998) A revision of the African genus Stathmostelma K. Schum. Kew Bulletin 53 577-616
Goyder, D.J. (2007) Zimbabwean Asclepiadaceae. Unpublished list.
Kimberley, M.J. (2003) Notes on the Genus Stathmostelma Excelsa 20 69-70
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs with annual stems growing from a vertical tuberous rootstock. Stems 1-several, branched or unbranched, erect or ascending, hairless or minutely pubescent. Milky latex present. Leaves opposite. Inflorescence terminal and/or extra-axillary, pedunculate, erect umbels. Corolla deeply 5-lobed, rotate or strongly reflexed. Corona lobes arising from the base of the staminal column erect and somewhat fleshy; the margin usually with a pair of teeth arching over the staminal column. Anthers wings curved, with or without a twisted basal tail. Follicles single, erect, ovoid to fusiform. Pedicel not twisted. Worldwide: 13 species in Eastern Tropical Africa, from Ethiopia to Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Zambia: 6 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| fornicatum (N.E. Br.) Bullock subsp. fornicatum | Mc,E,C,Lk | Description, Image | |
| gigantiflorum K. Schum. | N | E | |
| pauciflorum (Klotzsch) K. Schum. | W,C,S | Nw,E,C,Lk,S,W | Description, Image |
| spectabile (N.E. Br.) Schltr. subsp. frommii (Schltr.) Goyder | Cb,N | ||
| spectabile (N.E. Br.) Schltr. subsp. spectabile | N,Lk | Description, Image | |
| welwitschii Britten & Rendle subsp. welwitschii | N |
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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): StathmostelmaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Stathmostelma
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Wikipedia: Stathmostelma
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Stathmostelma
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Stathmostelma
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