Glossonema

Glossonema is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838.[1] It is native to Africa and Southwest Asia.[2]

Species[3]
  1. Glossonema boveanum (Decne.) Decne. - Yemen, NE Africa
  2. Glossonema revoilii Franch. - tropical Africa
  3. Glossonema thruppii Oliv. - Somalia
  4. Glossonema varians (Stocks) Benth. ex Hook.f. - Iran, Pakistan

Glossonema
Glossonema boveanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Glossonema
Decne.
Type species
Glossonema boveanum

References
  1. Decaisne, Joseph. 1838. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 2 9: 335, pl. 12D
  2. Tropicos
  3. The Plant List, Glossonema
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