Holostemma

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Holostemma
Holostemma creeper photographed in Khopoli, Maharashtra, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae Genus: Holostemma R.Br.
Species
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Holostemma is a genus of two species of flowering plants belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of the Apocynaceae. They are native to southern Asia.

Selected species

• Holostemma ada-kodien (syn. H. annulare, H. rheedianum)

[edit] References

• Flora of China: Holostemma