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Tassadia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Apocynaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Gentianales

Subfamily
  
Asclepiadoideae

Similar
  
Blepharodon, Metastelma, Barjonia, Schistogyne

Tassadia is a genus of plants in the 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
formerly included

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

Tassadia Wikipedia