Tavaresia
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| Tavaresia | |
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| Tavaresia meintjesii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
| Genus: | Tavaresia Welw. |
Tavaresia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1902.[1] It is native to southern Africa.[2][3]
- Species[4]
- Tavaresia angolensis Welw. - Angola
- Tavaresia barklyi (Dyer) N.E.Br. - South Africa
- Tavaresia grandiflora Berger - South Africa
- Tavaresia meintjesii R.A. Dyer - Limpopo
- formerly included[4]
Tavaresia thompsoniorum van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel, syn of × Staparesia thompsoniorum (van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel) G.D.Rowley
- Taxonomy
Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be most closely related to the genus Huernia, and to a widespread branch of stapeliads comprising the genera Orbea, Piaranthus and Stapelia.[5]
