Tassadia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Tassadiinae
Genus: Tassadia
Species: T. aristata – T. berteroanum – T. burchellii – T. capitata – T. castellanosii – T. cordata – T. decaisneana – T. decalepis – T. emygdioi – T. fosteri – T. geniculata – T. grazielae – T. guanchezii – T. guianensis – T. ivoniae – T. kamaensis – T. lanceolata – T. leptobotrys – T. manarae – T. martiana – T. medinae – T. milanezii – T. obovata – T. ovalifolia – T. pentalepis – T. propinqua – T. richardiana – T. rizzoana – T. stricta – T. trailiana – T. valioi
Name

Tassadia Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 579 (1844)

Type species: Tassadia obovata Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 579 (1844)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Stenomeria Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 25(2): 312 (1852)
Madarosperma Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2: 1241 (1876)
Glaziostelma E.Fourn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 227 (1885)
Lorostelma E.Fourn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 220 (1885)
Sattadia E.Fourn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(4): 231 (1885)

References

Decaisne, J. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 579.
Endress, M.E., Liede-Schumann, S. & Meve, U. 2014. An updated classification for Apocynaceae. Phytotaxa 159(3): 175–194. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.159.3.2 ResearchGate Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Tassadia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Tassadia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 24 2017.
Liede-Schumann, S. & Meve, U. 2015. Synonymy of three South American genera in Apocynaceae, and new combinations in Oxypetalum and Tassadia. Phytotaxa 202(1): 35–44. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.202.1.4 Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2017. Tassadia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 24.

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]

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 emygdioi Fontella - Venezuela
Tassadia geniculata Fontella - Brazil
Tassadia grazielae Fontella - Peru, Bolivia
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 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 propinqua Decne. - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
Tassadia rizzoana Fontella - N + NW Brazil
Tassadia rusbyi J.F.Macbr. - Bolivia
Tassadia trailiana (Benth.) Fontella - Guyana, N Brazil, Amazonas State in Venezuela
Tassadia valioi Fontella - Peru, Ecuador

formerly included[4]

moved to other genera (Orthosia, Stenomeria)

Tassadia hutchisoniana, syn of Stenomeria decalepis
Tassadia rhombifolia, syn of Stenomeria decalepis
Tassadia subulata, syn of Orthosia scoparia

References

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
The Plant List, Tassadia