Petalostelma

Petalostelma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:	Asclepiadeae
Genus:	Petalostelma E.Fourn.
Type species
Petalostelma martianum (Decne.) E.Fourn.
Synonyms
Lagoa T.Durand Zygostelma E.Fourn.

Petalostelma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1885.^[1] They are native to South America.^[2][3]

Species^[4]

1. Petalostelma bracteolatum (E.Fourn.) Fontella - Rio de Janeiro
2. Petalostelma calcaratum (Decne.) Fontella - Brazil
3. Petalostelma cearense Malme - Ceará
4. Petalostelma dardanoi Fontella - Pernambuco
5. Petalostelma martianum (Decne.) E.Fourn. - Brazil
6. Petalostelma robertii (S.Moore) Liede & Meve - Matto Grosso
7. Petalostelma sarcostemma (Lillo) Liede & Meve - Salta in Argentina, Chuquisaca in Bolivia

References

1. Fournier, Eugène Pierre Nicolas. 1885. Petalostelma in Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von, Flora Brasiliensis 6(4): 328, pl. 98 in Latin
2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
3. Serrano, M. & J. Terán. 1998. Identificación de Especies Vegetales en Chuquisaca -- Teoría, Práctica y Resultados 1–129. PLAFOR, Intercooperación, Fundación Ceibo, Sucre, Bolivia
4. The Plant List, genus Petalostelma