Stapelianthus
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| Stapelianthus | |
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| Stapelianthus decaryi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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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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.
The genus is defined by the unique corona structure of its flowers.[3][4][5]
