Anisotoma
| Anisotoma | |
|---|---|
| |
| Anisotoma pedunculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
| Genus: | Fenzl |
| Type species | |
| Anisotoma cordifolia | |
Anisotoma is a genus of flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.[1][2] They are native to South Africa[3]
- Species[4]
- Anisotoma cordifolia Fenzl - South Africa
- Anisotoma pedunculata N.E.Br. - KwaZulu-Natal
- Formerly included, transferred to Brachystelma[4]
Anisotoma arnottii (Baker) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. synonym of Brachystelma arnottii Baker
References
- ^ Fenzl, Eduard. 1844. Linnaea 17: 330-331 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, genus Anisotoma
- ^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
- ^ a b The Plant List, genus Anisotoma