''Lygisma'' is a plant genus 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 1883. It is native to southern

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, and the

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.Tropicos, genus ''Lygisma''
/ref> ;SpeciesThe Plant List, genus ''Lygisma''
/ref> # '' Lygisma angustifolia'' (Wight) Hook.f. - Himalayas # '' Lygisma flavum'' (Ridl.) Kerr - Peninsular Malaysia # '' Lygisma inflexum'' (Costantin) Kerr - Vietnam, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan # '' Lygisma nervosum'' Kerr - Thailand

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* Asclepiadoideae Apocynaceae genera {{Apocynaceae-stub