Tassadia

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.[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]

Tassadia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Asclepiadeae
Genus: Tassadia
Decne.

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. The Plant List, Tassadia
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