Oxypetalum

Oxypetalum
Oxypetalum coeruleum, flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Oxypetalum
R.Br., conserved name
Synonyms
  • Amblyopetalum (Griseb.) Malme
  • Bustelma E.Fourn., Fl. Bras. 6(4): 288 (1885)
  • Calostigma Decne.
  • Corollonema Schltr.
  • Cystostemma E.Fourn., Fl. Bras. 6(4): 204 (1885)
  • Dactylostelma Schltr.
  • Gothofreda Vent., nom. rej.
  • Metoxypetalum Morillo
  • Pachyglossum Decne.
  • Rhyssostelma Decne.
  • Schistogyne Hook. & Arn.
  • Schizostemma Decne.
  • Widgrenia Malme

Oxypetalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described with this name in 1810. The genus is native to South America.

Oxypetalum coeruleum is cultivated as an ornamental.

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