Brachystelma
Brachystelma
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species Apocynaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of geophytes and small succulents in the family Apocynaceae, subfamily Asclepiadoideae, with about 100 species native mainly to southern and eastern Africa, with a few in India and Australia. They develop a subterranean tuber or caudex from which thin annual stems emerge bearing structurally complex flowers that are often fetid to attract insect pollinators. They are seasonal plants that disappear completely in the dry season.
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DocumentedHimalayaGeophyteRediscovered
Brachystelma attenuatum Wight & Arn.
Himalayan Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00010
Origin India (Himalaya occidental: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh)
Type Tuberous-succulent geophyte
eco
CaudiciformUnique Flowers
Brachystelma barberae
Barber's Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00013
Origin Sudáfrica (KwaZulu-Natal); tubérculo aplanado grande, flores en umbela
Type cultivated species
DocumentedSouthern AfricaGeophyte
Brachystelma barberiae Harv. ex Hook.f.
Barber's Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00001
Origin Sudáfrica (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga)
Type Tuberous-succulent geophyte
eco
CaudiciformTaxonomic Change
Brachystelma buchananii
Buchanan's Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00014
Origin África austral; ahora reclasificada como Ceropegia buchananii en algunos sistemas taxonómicos
Type cultivated species
Brachystelma caffrum (Schltr.) N.E.Br.
Cape Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00011
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Oriental, KwaZulu-Natal)
Type Tuberous-succulent geophyte
eco
CaudiciformRare
Brachystelma circinatum
Coiled Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00015
Origin Sudáfrica; flores con pétalos enrollados o curvados, tubérculo disciforme
Type cultivated species
DocumentedSouthern AfricaGeophyte
Brachystelma circinatum E.Mey.
Curly-stemmed Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00003
Origin Sudáfrica (Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Norte Occidental)
Type Tuberous-succulent geophyte
eco
CaudiciformRare
Brachystelma coddii
Codd's Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00016
Origin Sudáfrica (Limpopo, Mpumalanga); flores pequeñas con pétalos curvados
Type cultivated species
eco
CaudiciformAlpine
Brachystelma dracomontanum
Drakensberg Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00022
Origin Sudáfrica (Montañas Drakensberg); crece en pastizales de altitud
Type cultivated species
eco
CaudiciformFly-pollinated
Brachystelma foetidum
Fetid Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00019
Origin Sudáfrica; flores con olor desagradable que atraen moscas polinizadoras
Type cultivated species
DocumentedSouthern AfricaGeophyte
Brachystelma foetidum Schltr.
Fetid Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00004
Origin Sudáfrica (KwaZulu-Natal, Cabo Oriental)
Type Tuberous-succulent geophyte
DocumentedSouthern AfricaGeophyte
Brachystelma gracile Schltr.
Slender Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00006
Origin Sudáfrica (KwaZulu-Natal, Maputaland)
Type Tuberous-succulent geophyte
eco
CaudiciformOrnamental Flowers
Brachystelma pulchellum
Pretty Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00017
Origin Sudáfrica; flores pequeñas y elegantes, nombre derivado del latín 'pulchellus' (bonito)
Type cultivated species
eco
CaudiciformMiniature
Brachystelma pygmaeum
Pygmy Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00020
Origin Sudáfrica; especie enana con tubérculo proporcional, flores diminutas
Type cultivated species
Brachystelma pygmaeum (Schltr.) N.E.Br.
Dwarf Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00012
Origin Sudáfrica (KwaZulu-Natal, Cabo Oriental)
Type Tuberous-succulent geophyte
DocumentedSouthern AfricaGeophyte
Brachystelma rubellum Schltr.
Reddish Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00009
Origin Sudáfrica (Gauteng, Bronkhorstspruit, Mpumalanga)
Type Tuberous-succulent geophyte
DocumentedSouthern AfricaGeophyte
Brachystelma sandersonii Harv.
Sanderson's Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00005
Origin Sudáfrica (KwaZulu-Natal, costas de dunas de Puerto Edward)
Type Tuberous-succulent geophyte
eco
Caudiciform
Brachystelma stellatum
Star Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00018
Origin Sudáfrica, Zimbabwe; flores estrelladas con marcas de contraste
Type cultivated species
eco
CaudiciformEthnobotanical
Brachystelma tuberosum
Tuberous Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00021
Origin Sudáfrica, Lesoto; tubérculo prominente y comestible, usado por poblaciones locales
Type cultivated species
DocumentedSouthern AfricaGeophyte
Brachystelma tuberosum (Meerb.) R.Br. ex Sims
Tuberous Brachystelma
Specimen ID RN-BRST-00002
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental, Cabo Oriental)
Type Tuberous-succulent geophyte