Tassadia

Tassadia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Tassadia
Decne.
Synonyms
  • Glaziostelma E.Fourn. (1885)
  • Lorostelma E.Fourn. (1885)
  • Madarosperma Benth. (1876)
  • Sattadia E.Fourn. (1885)
  • Stenomeria Turcz. (1852)

Tassadia is a genus of plants in the family 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.

Species

31 species are accepted:

  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 decalepis (Turcz.) Liede & Meve – northern South America
  9. Tassadia emygdioi Fontella - Venezuela
  10. Tassadia fosteri (Morillo) Liede & Meve – Peru
  11. Tassadia geniculata Fontella - Brazil
  12. Tassadia grazielae Fontella - Peru, Bolivia
  13. Tassadia guanchezii (Morillo) Liede & Meve – southeastern Colombia to Venezuela (Amazonas) and northern Brazil
  14. Tassadia guianensis Decne. - Brazil, Ecuador, 3 Guianas
  15. Tassadia ivonae Morillo - Amazonas + Bolívar States in S Venezuela
  16. Tassadia kamaensis (Morillo) Morillo - Bolívar State in SE Venezuela
  17. Tassadia lanceolata Decne. – Brazil (Minas Gerais)
  18. Tassadia leptobotrys Decne. - Suriname, N Brazil
  19. Tassadia manarae (Morillo) Liede & Meve - Venezuela
  20. Tassadia martiana Decne. - Brazil
  21. Tassadia medinae (Morillo) Morillo - Venezuela, N Brazil
  22. Tassadia milanezii Fontella - Peru, NW Brazil
  23. Tassadia obovata Decne. - widespread from Veracruz + Trinidad south to Bolivia
  24. Tassadia ovalifolia (E.Fourn.) Fontella - Venezuela, N Brazil
  25. Tassadia pentalepis (Turcz.) Liede & Meve – northwestern Venezuela to northern Peru
  26. Tassadia propinqua Decne. - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
  27. Tassadia richardiana (Alain) Liede & Mangelsdorff – Cuba
  28. Tassadia rizzoana Fontella - N + NW Brazil
  29. Tassadia strica (E.Fourn.) Liede & Rapini - southeastern Colombia to Venezuela (Amazonas) and Brazil (Amazonas)
  30. Tassadia trailiana (Benth.) Fontella - Guyana, N Brazil, Amazonas State in Venezuela
  31. Tassadia valioi Fontella - Peru, Ecuador

References

  1. 1 2 Tassadia Decne. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ 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