Tacazzea is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1890.[1][2] It is native to Africa.

Tacazzea
T. apiculata foliage, fruit and seeds
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Periplocoideae
Genus: Tacazzea
Decne.
Type species
Tacazzea venosa
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, Ischnolepis)

  1. Tacazzea natalensis N.E.Br., synonym of Ischnolepis 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]
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