Rhyssostelma is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844.[1][2] It contains only one known species, Rhyssostelma nigricans, endemic to Argentina.[3][4]
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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: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Rhyssostelma Decne. |
| Species: | R. nigricans
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhyssostelma nigricans | |
References
edit- ^ Decaisne, Joseph. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 590 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, genus Rhyssostelma
- ^ Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1–3): i–xcvi, 1–3348.
- ^ The Plant List, Rhyssostelma nigricans Decne.