Metastelma | |
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Metastelma schlechtendalii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
Genus: | Metastelma R.Br. |
Metastelma is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described in 1810. [1] [2] [3]
According to APG II, the Asclepiadaceae, commonly known as milkweed family, is a former plant family now treated as a subfamily in the Apocynaceae.