Stapelianthus
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Stapelianthus[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1933. The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar and is concentrated in the far south of the island.
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Stapelianthus | |
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Stapelianthus decaryi | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
Genus: | Stapelianthus Choux ex A.C.White & B.Sloane |
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The genus is defined by the unique corona structure of its flowers.[3][4][5]