''Astephanus'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...

, first described as a genus in 1810. ;Species

The Plant List The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant specie ...

maintained by the Kew Gardens in London currently (September 2014) lists 53 species names that have been placed in the genus ''Astephanus'' since 1810. The majority of these are categorized as "unresolved," meaning that the appropriate classification is still open to debate. Only the following 3 are listed as "accepted."The Plant List, genus ''Astephanus''
/ref> # '' Astephanus geminiflorus'' Decne. - Chile # '' Astephanus triflorus'' (L.f.) R.Br. - South Africa # '' Astephanus zeyheri'' Turcz. - South Africa

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q5709600 Apocynaceae genera Asclepiadoideae