Tacazzea

Tacazzea
T. apiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Genus:	Tacazzea Decne.
Type species
Tacazzea venosa Decne.

Tacazzea is a genus of plants in the 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]

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

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