Biology:Thladiantha

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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.[1] The best known species is Thladiantha dubia.

Description

Extrafloral nectaries have been reported on T. cordifolia.[2]

Species

Species currently accepted by The Plant List[3] 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. Lu, Anmin; Jeffrey, Charles, "Thladiantha", Flora of China, 19, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=132838, retrieved 9 March 2021 
  2. 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. 
  3. "Thladiantha". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Cucurbitaceae/Thladiantha. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2119582 entry