# Tassadia
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{{Short description|Genus of plants}}
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|taxon = Tassadia
|authority = [Decne.](/source/Decne.)
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*''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 = [[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30040639-2 ''Tassadia'' Decne.] ''[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)''. Retrieved 28 July 2023.]
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'''''Tassadia''''' is a genus of plants in the family [Apocynaceae](/source/Apocynaceae), first described as a genus in 1844. It is native primarily to [South America](/source/South_America), with one species extending north into [Central America](/source/Central_America), S [Mexico](/source/Mexico), and [Trinidad](/source/Trinidad).[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]
==Species==
31 species are accepted:[
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# ''[Tassadia aristata](/source/Tassadia_aristata)'' (Benth. ex E.Fourn.) Fontella - NW Brazil
# ''[Tassadia berteroanum](/source/Tassadia_berteroanum)'' (Spreng.) W.D.Stevens - Suriname, Venezuela, N Brazil
# ''[Tassadia burchellii](/source/Tassadia_burchellii)'' E.Fourn. - Brazil
# ''[Tassadia capitata](/source/Tassadia_capitata)'' W.D. Stevens - Bolivia, Brazil
# ''[Tassadia castellanosii](/source/Tassadia_castellanosii)'' Fontella - Amazonas State in Venezuela
# ''[Tassadia cordata](/source/Tassadia_cordata)'' Malme - Peru
# ''[Tassadia decaisneana](/source/Tassadia_decaisneana)'' Miq. - Guyana, Suriname
# ''[Tassadia decalepis](/source/Tassadia_decalepis)'' {{small|(Turcz.) Liede & Meve}} – northern South America
# ''[Tassadia emygdioi](/source/Tassadia_emygdioi)'' Fontella - Venezuela
# ''[Tassadia fosteri](/source/Tassadia_fosteri)'' {{small|(Morillo) Liede & Meve}} – Peru
# ''[Tassadia geniculata](/source/Tassadia_geniculata)'' Fontella - Brazil
# ''[Tassadia grazielae](/source/Tassadia_grazielae)'' Fontella - Peru, Bolivia
# ''[Tassadia guanchezii](/source/Tassadia_guanchezii)'' {{small|(Morillo) Liede & Meve}} – southeastern Colombia to Venezuela (Amazonas) and northern Brazil
# ''[Tassadia guianensis](/source/Tassadia_guianensis)'' Decne. - Brazil, Ecuador, 3 Guianas
# ''[Tassadia ivonae](/source/Tassadia_ivonae)'' Morillo - Amazonas + Bolívar States in S Venezuela
# ''[Tassadia kamaensis](/source/Tassadia_kamaensis)'' (Morillo) Morillo - Bolívar State in SE Venezuela
# ''[Tassadia lanceolata](/source/Tassadia_lanceolata)'' {{small|Decne.}} – Brazil (Minas Gerais)
# ''[Tassadia leptobotrys](/source/Tassadia_leptobotrys)'' Decne. - Suriname, N Brazil
# ''[Tassadia manarae](/source/Tassadia_manarae)'' (Morillo) Liede & Meve - Venezuela
# ''[Tassadia martiana](/source/Tassadia_martiana)'' Decne. - Brazil
# ''[Tassadia medinae](/source/Tassadia_medinae)'' (Morillo) Morillo - Venezuela, N Brazil
# ''[Tassadia milanezii](/source/Tassadia_milanezii)'' Fontella - Peru, NW Brazil
# ''[Tassadia obovata](/source/Tassadia_obovata)'' Decne. - widespread from Veracruz + Trinidad south to Bolivia
# ''[Tassadia ovalifolia](/source/Tassadia_ovalifolia)'' (E.Fourn.) Fontella - Venezuela, N Brazil
# ''[Tassadia pentalepis](/source/Tassadia_pentalepis)'' {{small|(Turcz.) Liede & Meve}} – northwestern Venezuela to northern Peru
# ''[Tassadia propinqua](/source/Tassadia_propinqua)'' Decne. - Venezuela, N Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
# ''[Tassadia richardiana](/source/Tassadia_richardiana)'' {{small|(Alain) Liede & Mangelsdorff}} – Cuba
# ''[Tassadia rizzoana](/source/Tassadia_rizzoana)'' Fontella - N + NW Brazil
# ''[Tassadia strica](/source/Tassadia_strica)'' (E.Fourn.) Liede & Rapini - southeastern Colombia to Venezuela (Amazonas) and Brazil (Amazonas)
# ''[Tassadia trailiana](/source/Tassadia_trailiana)'' (Benth.) Fontella - Guyana, N Brazil, Amazonas State in Venezuela
# ''[Tassadia valioi](/source/Tassadia_valioi)'' Fontella - Peru, Ecuador
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==References==
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Category:Asclepiadoideae
Category:Apocynaceae genera
Category:Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne
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