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Heterostemma disciflorum (Heterostemma disciflorum)

Description

Heterostemma disciflorum is an oleand vegetable species first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker, and became known as K. Swarupanandan and JK Mangaly. Heterostemma disciflorum is part of the Heterostemma is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae Family. First described in 1834.[1] It is native to India, China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and certain islands in the Pacific.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Apocynaceae

              • Genus: Heterostemma