Tassadia

Tassadia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Tassadia
Decne.

Tassadia is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1844. It is native primarily to South America, with one species extending north into Central America, S Mexico, and Trinidad.[1][2][3]

Species[4]
  1. Tassadia aristata (Benth. ex E.Fourn.) Fontella - NW Brazil
  2. Tassadia berteroanum (Spreng.) W.D.Stevens - Suriname, Venezuela, N Brazil
  3. Tassadia burchellii E.Fourn. - Brazil
  4. Tassadia capitata W.D. Stevens - Bolivia, Brazil
  5. Tassadia castellanosii Fontella - Amazonas State in Venezuela
  6. Tassadia cordata Malme - Peru
  7. Tassadia decaisneana Miq. - Guyana, Suriname
  8. Tassadia emygdioi Fontella - Venezuela
  9. Tassadia geniculata Fontella - Brazil
  10. Tassadia grazielae Fontella - Peru, Bolivia
  11. Tassadia guianensis Decne. - Brazil, Ecuador, 3 Guianas
  12. Tassadia ivonae Morillo - Amazonas + Bolívar States in S Venezuela
  13. Tassadia kamaensis (Morillo) Morillo - Bolívar State in SE Venezuela
  14. Tassadia leptobotrys Decne. - Suriname, N Brazil
  15. Tassadia manarae (Morillo) Liede & Meve - Venezuela
  16. Tassadia martiana Decne. - Brazil
  17. Tassadia medinae (Morillo) Morillo - Venezuela, N Brazil
  18. Tassadia milanezii Fontella - Peru, NW Brazil
  19. Tassadia obovata Decne. - widespread from Veracruz + Trinidad south to Bolivia
  20. Tassadia ovalifolia (E.Fourn.) Fontella - Venezuela, N Brazil
  21. Tassadia propinqua Decne. - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
  22. Tassadia rizzoana Fontella - N + NW Brazil
  23. Tassadia rusbyi J.F.Macbr. - Bolivia
  24. Tassadia trailiana (Benth.) Fontella - Guyana, N Brazil, Amazonas State in Venezuela
  25. Tassadia valioi Fontella - Peru, Ecuador
formerly included[4]

moved to other genera (Orthosia, Stenomeria)

  1. Tassadia hutchisoniana, syn of Stenomeria decalepis
  2. Tassadia rhombifolia, syn of Stenomeria decalepis
  3. Tassadia subulata, syn of Orthosia scoparia

References

  1. ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
  2. ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  3. ↑ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–860. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Plant List, Tassadia