Thladiantha

Thladiantha
Thladiantha nudiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Thladiantheae
Genus:
Bunge[1]
Species

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Thladiantha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and China. They are dioecious, perennial herbs.[2] The best known species is Thladiantha dubia.

Description

Extrafloral nectaries have been reported on T. cordifolia.[3]

Species

Species currently accepted by The Plant List[4] are as follows:

  • Thladiantha africana C. Jeffrey → Siraitia africana (C.Jeffrey) A.M.Lu & Zhi Y.Zhang
  • Thladiantha capitata Cogn.
  • Thladiantha cordifolia (Blume) Cogn.
  • Thladiantha davidii Franch.
  • Thladiantha dentata Cogn.
  • Thladiantha dimorphantha Hand.-Mazz.
  • Thladiantha dubia Bunge
  • Thladiantha grandisepala A.M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang
  • Thladiantha henryi Hemsl.
  • Thladiantha hookeri C.B.Clarke
  • Thladiantha indochinensis Merr.
  • Thladiantha lijiangensis A.M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang
  • Thladiantha longifolia Cogn. ex Oliv.
  • Thladiantha longisepala C.Y. Wu
  • Thladiantha maculata Cogn.
  • Thladiantha medogensis A.M. Lu & J.Q. Li
  • Thladiantha montana Cogn.
  • Thladiantha nudiflora Hemsl.
  • Thladiantha oliveri Cogn. ex Mottet
  • Thladiantha palmatipartita A.M. Lu & C. Jeffrey
  • Thladiantha punctata Hayata
  • Thladiantha pustulata (H. Lév.) C. Jeffrey ex A.M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang
  • Thladiantha sessilifolia Hand.-Mazz.
  • Thladiantha setispina A.M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang
  • Thladiantha tomentosa (A.M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang) W. Jiang & H. Wang
  • Thladiantha villosula Cogn.

References

  1. ^ Enum. Pl. China Bor. 29-30. (1833)
  2. ^ "Thladiantha". Flora of China. Retrieved 9 March 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ Weber, Marjorie G.; Keeler, Kathleen H. (2012-10-18). "The phylogenetic distribution of extrafloral nectaries in plants". Annals of Botany. 111 (6): 1251–1261. doi:10.1093/aob/mcs225. eISSN 1095-8290. PMC 3662505.
  4. ^ "Thladiantha". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 6 December 2019.