Tacazzea

Shrubs or lianes. Leaves opposite or whorled. Stipules represented by a line connecting the leaf bases often with glands among them. Flowers usually in paniculate or corymbose cymes. Corolla deeply lobed, almost to base. Corona arising from near base of filaments; lobes filiform or linear and divided above into 2-3 filiform segments. Follicles diverging. Seeds flattened, keeled on one face, sometimes narrowly winged on one side with an apical tuft of hairs.

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

Species Tacazzea africana (Schltr.) N.E.Br. - Kenya Tacazzea apiculata Oliv. - from Tanzania to Angola Tacazzea conferta N.E.Br. - from Ethiopia to Zambia Tacazzea pedicellata K.Schum. - Zaire, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon Tacazzea rosmarinifolia (Decne.) N.E.Br. - tropical Africa Tacazzea venosa Decne. - Ethiopia formerly included

moved to other genera (Buckollia, Petopentia)

Tacazzea natalensis N.E.Br., synonym of Petopentia natalensis (Schltr.) Bullock Tacazzea tomentosa E.A.Bruce, synonym of Buckollia tomentosa (E.A.Bruce) Venter & R.L.Verh. species of uncertain affinities Tacazzea amplifolia Tacazzea bagshawei Tacazzea barteri Tacazzea brazzaeana Tacazzea floribunda Tacazzea laxiflora Tacazzea martini Tacazzea nigritana Tacazzea oleander Tacazzea salicina Tacazzea thollonii Tacazzea verticillata Tacazzea viridis Tacazzea volubilis