Eustegia is a genus of vines in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus with this name in 1810.[1][2] It is native to southern Africa.[3]
| Eustegia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Eustegieae |
| Genus: | Eustegia R.Br. 1810 not Raf. 1838 |
- Species, accepted, all endemic to South Africa[4]
- Eustegia filiformis (L.f.) Schult.
- Eustegia fraterna N.E.Br.
- Eustegia hastata (Thunb.) R. Br. ex Schult.
- Eustegia macropetala Schltr.
- Eustegia minuta (L.f.) N.E.Br.
- Eustegia plicata Schinz
References
edit- ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 40
- ^ Tropicos, genus Eustegia
- ^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
- ^ The Plant List, genus Eustegia