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Genus of plants For the beetle genus, see Anisotoma (beetle).

Anisotoma
Colour photograph of Anisotoma pedunculata, with green leaves and small orange flowers
Anisotoma pedunculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Ceropegieae
Genus: Anisotoma
Fenzl
Type species
Anisotoma cordifolia
Fenzl

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. They are native to South Africa

Species
  1. Anisotoma cordifolia Fenzl - South Africa
  2. Anisotoma pedunculata N.E.Br. - KwaZulu-Natal
Formerly included, transferred to Brachystelma

Anisotoma arnottii (Baker) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. synonym of Brachystelma arnottii Baker

References

  1. Fenzl, Eduard. 1844. Linnaea 17: 330-331 in Latin
  2. Tropicos, genus Anisotoma
  3. 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).
  4. ^ The Plant List, genus Anisotoma
Taxon identifiers
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