Stathmostelma pedunculatum (Decne.) K. Schum.

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Stathmostelma pedunculatum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Ishasha plain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

Stathmostelma pedunculatum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Ishasha plain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

Stathmostelma pedunculatum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Ishasha plain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

Stathmostelma pedunculatum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Ishasha plain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

Stathmostelma pedunculatum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Ishasha plain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

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Synonyms: Asclepias macrantha Oliv.
Asclepias pedunculatum (Decne.) Dandy
Asclepias uvirensis S. Moore
Gomphocarpus longipes Oliv.
Gomphocarpus pedunculatus Decne.
Pachycarpus corniculatus Hochst.
Stathmostelma globuliflorum K. Schum.
Stathmostelma macranthum (Oliv.) Schltr.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Ethiopia
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Habitat: In seasonally waterlogged grassland.
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Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Cameroon, DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and northern Mozambique.
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Growth form(s): Perennial.
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Images last updated: Friday 3 October 2025
Literature:

Goyder, D.J. (1998). A revision of the African genus Stathmostelma K. Schum. Kew Bulletin 53 Pages 586 - 589.

Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 286 - 287.

Malaise, P. (1985). Asclepiadaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Pages 116 - 119. (Includes a picture).


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Stathmostelma pedunculatum.
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