Rhyssostelma is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844.[1][2] It contains only one known species, Rhyssostelma nigricans, endemic to Argentina.[3][4]

Rhyssostelma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Rhyssostelma
Decne.
Species:
R. nigricans
Binomial name
Rhyssostelma nigricans

References

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  1. ^ Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 590 in Latin
  2. ^ Tropicos, genus Rhyssostelma
  3. ^ Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1–3): i–xcvi, 1–3348.
  4. ^ The Plant List, Rhyssostelma nigricans Decne.