Metastelma
Encyclopedia
Metastelma is a genus of plant
in family Apocynaceae
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Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae
The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments. There are also perennial herbs...
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Species include:
- Metastelma anegadenseMetastelma anegadenseMetastelma anegadense is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to the British Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:...
, BrittonNathaniel Lord BrittonNathaniel Lord Britton was an American botanist and taxonomist who founded the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York. Britton was born in New Dorp in Staten Island, New York... - Metastelma purpurascensMetastelma purpurascensMetastelma purpurascens is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:...
, Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...