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]
| Thorncroftia | |
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| Thorncroftia longiflora[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
| Tribe: | Ocimeae |
| Genus: | Thorncroftia N.E.Br.[1] |
- Species
- Thorncroftia greenii Changwe & K.Balkwill - KwaZulu-Natal
- Thorncroftia longiflora N.E.Br - Mpumalanga, Eswatini
- Thorncroftia lotteri T.J.Edwards & McMurtry - Mpumalanga
- Thorncroftia media Codd - Northern Province of South Africa
- Thorncroftia succulenta (R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce) Codd - Northern Province of South Africa
- Thorncroftia thorncroftii (S.Moore) Codd - Mpumalanga, Eswatini, Northern Province of South Africa
References
edit- ^ "Thorncroftia N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ 1919 illustration, M.S. del., J.N.Fitch lith. - Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London., vol. 145 [= ser. 4, vol. 15]: Tab. 8824
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
External links
editMedia related to Thorncroftia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Thorncroftia at Wikispecies
