Anisotoma is a genus of flowering plants formerly belonging to the plant family Asclepiadaceae, now considered to be part of the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844.Fenzl, Eduard. 1844. Linnaea 17: 330-331 in LatinTropicos, genus Anisotoma They are native to South AfricaGibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
SpeciesThe Plant List, genus Anisotoma Anisotoma cordifolia Fenzl - South Africa Anisotoma pedunculata N.E.Br. - KwaZulu-Natal
Formerly included, transferred to Brachystelma Anisotoma arnottii (Baker) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. synonym of Brachystelma arnottii Baker
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