Thorncroftia
Thorncroftia longiflora[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Genus: Thorncroftia
N.E.Br.[1]

Thorncroftia (whistlesweets) is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1912. It is native to southern Africa.[3]

Species
  1. Thorncroftia greenii Changwe & K.Balkwill - KwaZulu-Natal
  2. Thorncroftia longiflora N.E.Br - Mpumalanga, Eswatini
  3. Thorncroftia lotteri T.J.Edwards & McMurtry - Mpumalanga
  4. Thorncroftia media Codd - Northern Province of South Africa
  5. Thorncroftia succulenta (R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce) Codd - Northern Province of South Africa
  6. Thorncroftia thorncroftii (S.Moore) Codd - Mpumalanga, Eswatini, Northern Province of South Africa

References

  1. ^ "Thorncroftia N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  2. ^ 1919 illustration, M.S. del., J.N.Fitch lith. - Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London., vol. 145 [= ser. 4, vol. 15]: Tab. 8824
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

External links

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