Brachystelma

The genus Brachystelma is represented by over a hundred species in the world, chiefly distributed in South Africa, South-East Asia and Australasia. In India, 17 species are known to occur, of which nine are endemic.

Species
The genus contains some 154 species, including:


 * Brachystelma parviflorum (Wight) Hook.f.
 * Brachystelma attenuatum (Wight) Hook.f.
 * Brachystelma natalense (Schltr.) N.E.Br.
 * Brachystelma schinzii (K.Schum.) N.E.Br.
 * Brachystelma schultzei (Schltr.) Bruyns
 * Brachystelma tumakurense Gundappa, Sringesw., Vishwan. & Venu
 * Brachystelma vahrmeijeri (Schltr.) Bruyns
 * Brachystelma seshachalamense