''Stenostelma'' is a genus of plants 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 1894.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2). It is native to southern Africa, ranging from Mozambique, Zambia, and Namibia to South Africa. Six species are accepted: * '' Stenostelma capense'' Schltr. - South Africa (Cape Provinces, Free State, and Northern Provinces) to Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Zambia * '' Stenostelma corniculatum'' (E. Mey.) Bullock - South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Mozambique * '' Stenostelma eustegioides'' – Northern Provinces (Gauteng) to Free State and Cape Provinces * '' Stenostelma ligulatum'' – Northern Provinces of South Africa * '' Stenostelma periglossoides'' – Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces of South Africa * '' Stenostelma urceolatum'' – KwaZulu Natal ;formerly includedThe Plant List
/ref> ''Stenostelma eminens'' ''(Harv.) Bullock,'' syn of '' Asclepias eminens'' (Harv.) Schltr.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6134088 Asclepiadoideae Apocynaceae genera Flora of Southern Africa Flora of South Tropical Africa