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Brachystelma tumakurense is a tuberous perennial from a single locality in Tumakuru district, Karnataka, India, with a weak, erect stem and small drooping flowers. It is a rare wild species rarely grown, and it needs a dry winter rest and a well-drained, gritty mix.
Brachystelma tumakurense is a species of tuberous flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is found in Tumakuru district, Karnataka, India, for which it is named.
Brachystelma tumakurense is known only from the locality from where it was first described—Devarayanadurga in Karnataka's Tumakuru district. It is found growing among grasses in moist mixed forests.
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