''Polystemma'' is a

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s of 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 established as a genus in 1844. It is native to

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.García-Mendoza, A. J. & J A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria

Species

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accepted the following species: * ''

Polystemma canisferum ''Polystemma'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae first established as a genus in 1844. It is native to Mexico and Central America.García-Mendoza, A. J. & J A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angi ...

'' McDonnell & Fishbein * ''

Polystemma cordatum ''Polystemma cordatum'', synonym ''Microdactylon cordatum'', is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae, native to the States of Puebla and Oaxaca in Mexico.García-Mendoza, A. J. & J A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Mus ...

'' (Brandegee) L.O.Alvarado * ''

Polystemma cordifolium ''Polystemma'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae first established as a genus in 1844. It is native to Mexico and Central America.García-Mendoza, A. J. & J A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angi ...

'' (A.Gray) McDonnell & Fishbein * ''

Polystemma fishbeiniana ''Polystemma'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae first established as a genus in 1844. It is native to Mexico and Central America.García-Mendoza, A. J. & J A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angi ...

'' V.W.Steinm. & W.D.Stevens * ''

Polystemma guatemalense ''Polystemma'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae first established as a genus in 1844. It is native to Mexico and Central America.García-Mendoza, A. J. & J A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angi ...

'' (Schltr.) W.D.Stevens * ''

Polystemma mirandae ''Polystemma'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae first established as a genus in 1844. It is native to Mexico and Central America.García-Mendoza, A. J. & J A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angi ...

'' Lozada-Pérez * ''

Polystemma scopulorum ''Polystemma'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae first established as a genus in 1844. It is native to Mexico and Central America.García-Mendoza, A. J. & J A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angi ...

'' Brandegee

References

Apocynaceae genera Asclepiadoideae Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne {{Apocynaceae-stub