Tridentea

Tridentea
Tridentea pedunculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Tridentea
Haw.

Tridentea is a genus of plant in family Asclepiadaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. The entire genus is endemic to southern Africa.[1][2][3]

Species[4]
  1. Tridentea aperta (Masson) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  2. Tridentea choanantha (Lavranos & Harry Hall) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  3. Tridentea dwequensis (C.A. Lückh.) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  4. Tridentea gemmiflora (Masson) Haw. - southern Africa
  5. Tridentea herrei (Nel) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  6. Tridentea jucunda (N.E. Br.) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  7. Tridentea longii (C.A. Lückh.) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  8. Tridentea longipes (C.A. Lückh.) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  9. Tridentea marientalensis (Nel) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  10. Tridentea pachyrrhiza (Dinter) L.C.Leach - southern Africa
  11. Tridentea parvipuncta (N.E. Br.) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  12. Tridentea peculiaris (C.A. Lückh.) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  13. Tridentea pedunculata (Masson) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  14. Tridentea ruschiana (Dinter) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  15. Tridentea umdausensis (Nel) L.C. Leach - southern Africa
  16. Tridentea virescens (N.E. Br.) L.C. Leach
formerly included

Tridentea baylissii, syn of Tromotriche baylissii

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References

  1. ↑ Tropicos
  2. ↑ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  3. ↑ Leach, Leslie Charles. 1978. Transactions of the Rhodesia Scientific Association 59(1): 3-5
  4. ↑ The Plant List, Tridentea


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