Tacazzea
Genus of plants
| Tacazzea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| T. apiculata foliage, fruit and seeds | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Periplocoideae |
| Genus: | Tacazzea Decne. |
| Type species | |
| Tacazzea venosa Decne. | |
Tacazzea is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1890.[1][2] It is native to Africa.
- Species[3]
- Tacazzea africana (Schltr.) N.E.Br. - Kenya
- Tacazzea apiculata Oliv. - from Tanzania to Angola
- Tacazzea conferta N.E.Br. - from Ethiopia to Zambia
- Tacazzea pedicellata K.Schum. - Zaire, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon
- Tacazzea rosmarinifolia (Decne.) N.E.Br. - tropical Africa
- Tacazzea venosa Decne. - Ethiopia
- formerly included[3]
moved to other genera (Buckollia, Ischnolepis)
- Tacazzea natalensis N.E.Br., synonym of Ischnolepis natalensis (Schltr.) Bullock
- Tacazzea tomentosa E.A.Bruce, synonym of Buckollia tomentosa (E.A.Bruce) Venter & R.L.Verh.
- species of uncertain affinities[3]
- Tacazzea amplifolia
- Tacazzea bagshawei
- Tacazzea barteri
- Tacazzea brazzaeana
- Tacazzea floribunda
- Tacazzea laxiflora
- Tacazzea martini
- Tacazzea nigritana
- Tacazzea oleander
- Tacazzea salicina
- Tacazzea thollonii
- Tacazzea verticillata
- Tacazzea viridis
- Tacazzea volubilis
Gallery
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lenticels on bark -
stems -
flower -
inflorescences
