Petalostelma

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Metastelmatinae
Genus: Petalostelma
Species: P. bracteolatum – P. calcaratum – P. cearense – P. dardanoi – P. martianum – P. roberti – P. sarcostemma
Name

Petalostelma E.Fourn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 328 (1885)

Type species: Petalostelma martianum (Decne.) E.Fourn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 328 (1885)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Zygostelma E.Fourn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 232 (1885), nom. illeg.
Lagoa T.Durand, Index Gen. Phan.: 260 (1888)

References

Fournier, E.P.N. 1885. Flora Brasiliensis 6(4): 328, pl. 98.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Petalostelma in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sept. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Petalostelma. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 19 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Petalostelma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Sept. 2017.

Petalostelma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1885.[1] They are native to South America.[2][3]

Species[4]

Petalostelma bracteolatum (E.Fourn.) Fontella - Rio de Janeiro
Petalostelma calcaratum (Decne.) Fontella - Brazil
Petalostelma cearense Malme - Ceará
Petalostelma dardanoi Fontella - Pernambuco
Petalostelma martianum (Decne.) E.Fourn. - Brazil
Petalostelma robertii (S.Moore) Liede & Meve - Matto Grosso
Petalostelma sarcostemma (Lillo) Liede & Meve - Salta in Argentina, Chuquisaca in Bolivia

References

Fournier, Eugène Pierre Nicolas. 1885. Petalostelma in Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von, Flora Brasiliensis 6(4): 328, pl. 98 in Latin
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Serrano, M. & J. Terán. 1998. Identificación de Especies Vegetales en Chuquisaca -- Teoría, Práctica y Resultados 1–129. PLAFOR, Intercooperación, Fundación Ceibo, Sucre, Bolivia
The Plant List, genus Petalostelma