Tacazzea

Tacazzea is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1890.[1][2] It is native to Africa.

Species[3]
  1. Tacazzea africana (Schltr.) N.E.Br. - Kenya
  2. Tacazzea apiculata Oliv. - from Tanzania to Angola
  3. Tacazzea conferta N.E.Br. - from Ethiopia to Zambia
  4. Tacazzea pedicellata K.Schum. - Zaire, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon
  5. Tacazzea rosmarinifolia (Decne.) N.E.Br. - tropical Africa
  6. Tacazzea venosa Decne. - Ethiopia
formerly included[3]

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

moved to other genera (Buckollia, Petopentia)

  1. Tacazzea natalensis N.E.Br., synonym of Petopentia natalensis (Schltr.) Bullock
  2. Tacazzea tomentosa E.A.Bruce, synonym of Buckollia tomentosa (E.A.Bruce) Venter & R.L.Verh.
species of uncertain affinities[3]
  1. Tacazzea amplifolia
  2. Tacazzea bagshawei
  3. Tacazzea barteri
  4. Tacazzea brazzaeana
  5. Tacazzea floribunda
  6. Tacazzea laxiflora
  7. Tacazzea martini
  8. Tacazzea nigritana
  9. Tacazzea oleander
  10. Tacazzea salicina
  11. Tacazzea thollonii
  12. Tacazzea verticillata
  13. Tacazzea viridis
  14. Tacazzea volubilis
  • lenticels on bark
  • stems
  • flower
  • inflorescences
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References
  1. Decaisne, Joseph .1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 492-493 in Latin
  2. Tropicos genus Tacazzea
  3. The Plant List, genus Tacazzea
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