Aptosimum

Aptosimum
	Aptosimum indivisum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Scrophulariaceae
Genus:	Aptosimum ; Burch. ex Benth.
Synonyms
	Chilostigma Hochst. ; Ohlendorffia Lehm. ;

Last updated October 12, 2025

Aptosimum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. Species in this genus are native to dry tropical and southern Africa.^[1]

Species

This genus includes the following species:^[1]

Aptosimum albomarginatum Marloth & Engl.
Aptosimum arenarium Engl.
Aptosimum decumbens Schinz
Aptosimum elongatum (Hiern) Engl.
Aptosimum eriocephalum E.Mey. ex Benth.
Aptosimum glandulosum Emil Weber & Schinz
Aptosimum gossweileri Skan
Aptosimum indivisum Burch. ex Benth.
Aptosimum lineare Marloth & Engl.
Aptosimum marlothii (Engl.) Hiern
Aptosimum molle Skan
Aptosimum neglectum Emil Weber
Aptosimum patulum Bremek.
Aptosimum procumbens (Lehm.) Burch. ex Steud.
Aptosimum pumilum (Hochst.) Benth.
Aptosimum radiatum Kolberg & van Slageren
Aptosimum spinescens (Thunb.) Emil Weber
Aptosimum suberosum Emil Weber
Aptosimum tragacanthoides E.Mey. ex Benth.
Aptosimum transvaalense Emil Weber
Aptosimum viscosum Benth.
Aptosimum welwitschii Hiern

References

1 2 3 "Aptosimum Burch. ex Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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[POWO-1] 1 2 3 "Aptosimum Burch. ex Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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