Tassadia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Tassadia Decne. |
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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.[2][3][4]
Species
[edit]31 species are accepted:[1]
- Tassadia aristata (Benth. ex E.Fourn.) Fontella - NW Brazil
- Tassadia berteroanum (Spreng.) W.D.Stevens - Suriname, Venezuela, N Brazil
- Tassadia burchellii E.Fourn. - Brazil
- Tassadia capitata W.D. Stevens - Bolivia, Brazil
- Tassadia castellanosii Fontella - Amazonas State in Venezuela
- Tassadia cordata Malme - Peru
- Tassadia decaisneana Miq. - Guyana, Suriname
- Tassadia decalepis (Turcz.) Liede & Meve – northern South America
- Tassadia emygdioi Fontella - Venezuela
- Tassadia fosteri (Morillo) Liede & Meve – Peru
- Tassadia geniculata Fontella - Brazil
- Tassadia grazielae Fontella - Peru, Bolivia
- Tassadia guanchezii (Morillo) Liede & Meve – southeastern Colombia to Venezuela (Amazonas) and northern Brazil
- Tassadia guianensis Decne. - Brazil, Ecuador, 3 Guianas
- Tassadia ivonae Morillo - Amazonas + Bolívar States in S Venezuela
- Tassadia kamaensis (Morillo) Morillo - Bolívar State in SE Venezuela
- Tassadia lanceolata Decne. – Brazil (Minas Gerais)
- Tassadia leptobotrys Decne. - Suriname, N Brazil
- Tassadia manarae (Morillo) Liede & Meve - Venezuela
- Tassadia martiana Decne. - Brazil
- Tassadia medinae (Morillo) Morillo - Venezuela, N Brazil
- Tassadia milanezii Fontella - Peru, NW Brazil
- Tassadia obovata Decne. - widespread from Veracruz + Trinidad south to Bolivia
- Tassadia ovalifolia (E.Fourn.) Fontella - Venezuela, N Brazil
- Tassadia pentalepis (Turcz.) Liede & Meve – northwestern Venezuela to northern Peru
- Tassadia propinqua Decne. - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
- Tassadia richardiana (Alain) Liede & Mangelsdorff – Cuba
- Tassadia rizzoana Fontella - N + NW Brazil
- Tassadia strica (E.Fourn.) Liede & Rapini - southeastern Colombia to Venezuela (Amazonas) and Brazil (Amazonas)
- Tassadia trailiana (Benth.) Fontella - Guyana, N Brazil, Amazonas State in Venezuela
- Tassadia valioi Fontella - Peru, Ecuador
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tassadia Decne. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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