Tacazzea

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Tacazzea
Tacazzea apiculata, loof en vrugte, Manie van der Schijff BT, a.jpg
foliage, fruit and seeds
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Periplocoideae
Genus: Tacazzea
Decne.
Type species

Decne.

Tacazzea is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1890.[1][2] It is native to Africa.

Species[3]
  1. (Schltr.) N.E.Br. - Kenya
  2. Oliv. - from Tanzania to Angola
  3. N.E.Br. - from Ethiopia to Zambia
  4. K.Schum. - Zaire, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon
  5. (Decne.) N.E.Br. - tropical Africa
  6. Decne. - Ethiopia
formerly included[3]

moved to other genera (Buckollia, Petopentia)

  1. Tacazzea natalensis N.E.Br., synonym of Petopentia natalensis (Schltr.) Bullock
  2. Tacazzea tomentosa E.A.Bruce, synonym of (E.A.Bruce) Venter & R.L.Verh.
species of uncertain affinities[3]

Gallery[]

  • lenticels on bark
  • stems
  • flower
  • inflorescences

References[]

  1. ^ Decaisne, Joseph .1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 492-493 in Latin
  2. ^ Tropicos genus Tacazzea
  3. ^ a b c The Plant List, genus Tacazzea
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