Genus Brachystelma R. Br.

Possible synonym of Ceropegia L. sect. Chamaesiphon


Summary
Genus number:
1668
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:
Ceropegieae
Subtribe:
Stapeliinae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) Microstemma R. Br., nom. rej.


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References:
  1. Bruyns, P. V. et al. 2017. A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae). S. African J. Bot. 112:399-436. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.06.021.
  2. Meve, U. & S. Liede. 2001. Inclusion of Tenaris and Macropetalum in Brachystelma (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae-Ceropegieae) inferred from non-coding nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences. Pl. Syst. Evol. 228:89-105.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=1668. Accessed 11 May 2026.