{{Short description|Genus of plants}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = |image_caption = |display_parents = 2 |taxon = Tassadia |authority = Decne. |synonyms = *''Glaziostelma'' {{small|E.Fourn. (1885)}} *''Lorostelma'' {{small|E.Fourn. (1885)}} *''Madarosperma'' {{small|Benth. (1876)}} *''Sattadia'' {{small|E.Fourn. (1885)}} *''Stenomeria'' {{small|Turcz. (1852)}} |synonyms_ref = <ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30040639-2 ''Tassadia'' Decne.] ''Plants of the World Online''. Retrieved 28 July 2023.</ref> }}
'''''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.<ref>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</ref><ref>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</ref><ref>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</ref>
==Species== 31 species are accepted:<ref name = powo/> {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| # ''Tassadia aristata'' <small>(Benth. ex E.Fourn.) Fontella</small> - NW Brazil # ''Tassadia berteroanum'' <small>(Spreng.) W.D.Stevens</small> - Suriname, Venezuela, N Brazil # ''Tassadia burchellii'' <small>E.Fourn.</small> - Brazil # ''Tassadia capitata'' <small>W.D. Stevens</small> - Bolivia, Brazil # ''Tassadia castellanosii'' <small>Fontella</small> - Amazonas State in Venezuela # ''Tassadia cordata'' <small>Malme</small> - Peru # ''Tassadia decaisneana'' <small>Miq.</small> - Guyana, Suriname # ''Tassadia decalepis'' {{small|(Turcz.) Liede & Meve}} – northern South America # ''Tassadia emygdioi'' <small>Fontella</small> - Venezuela # ''Tassadia fosteri'' {{small|(Morillo) Liede & Meve}} – Peru # ''Tassadia geniculata'' <small>Fontella</small> - Brazil # ''Tassadia grazielae'' <small>Fontella</small> - Peru, Bolivia # ''Tassadia guanchezii'' {{small|(Morillo) Liede & Meve}} – southeastern Colombia to Venezuela (Amazonas) and northern Brazil # ''Tassadia guianensis'' <small>Decne.</small> - Brazil, Ecuador, 3 Guianas # ''Tassadia ivonae'' <small>Morillo</small> - Amazonas + Bolívar States in S Venezuela # ''Tassadia kamaensis'' <small>(Morillo) Morillo</small> - Bolívar State in SE Venezuela # ''Tassadia lanceolata'' {{small|Decne.}} – Brazil (Minas Gerais) # ''Tassadia leptobotrys'' <small>Decne.</small> - Suriname, N Brazil # ''Tassadia manarae'' <small>(Morillo) Liede & Meve</small> - Venezuela # ''Tassadia martiana'' <small>Decne.</small> - Brazil # ''Tassadia medinae'' <small>(Morillo) Morillo</small> - Venezuela, N Brazil # ''Tassadia milanezii'' <small>Fontella</small> - Peru, NW Brazil # ''Tassadia obovata'' <small>Decne.</small> - widespread from Veracruz + Trinidad south to Bolivia # ''Tassadia ovalifolia'' <small>(E.Fourn.) Fontella</small> - Venezuela, N Brazil # ''Tassadia pentalepis'' {{small|(Turcz.) Liede & Meve}} – northwestern Venezuela to northern Peru # ''Tassadia propinqua'' <small>Decne.</small> - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname # ''Tassadia richardiana'' {{small|(Alain) Liede & Mangelsdorff}} – Cuba # ''Tassadia rizzoana'' <small>Fontella</small> - N + NW Brazil # ''Tassadia strica'' <small>(E.Fourn.) Liede & Rapini</small> - southeastern Colombia to Venezuela (Amazonas) and Brazil (Amazonas) # ''Tassadia trailiana'' <small>(Benth.) Fontella</small> - Guyana, N Brazil, Amazonas State in Venezuela # ''Tassadia valioi'' <small>Fontella</small> - Peru, Ecuador }}
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Category:Asclepiadoideae Category:Apocynaceae genera Category:Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne Category:Flora of the Neotropical realm