Synonymy
Brachystemma D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 216. 1825 sec. Bittrich (1993c)
Notes
Monotypic; Himalayas, SE Asia. Likely near Arenaria and Moehringia; one rbcL sequence exists (Saslis-Lagoudakis & al. 2012) but has not been included in a phylogeny including these genera.