Tweedia

Tweedia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1835. The genus is native to South America. An ornamental plant, Oxypetalum coeruleum, formerly included in this genus is commonly referred to as "tweedia".

Species

Current species include:

1. Tweedia andina <small>(Phil.) G.H.Rua</small> – Chile
2. Tweedia aucaensis <small>G.H. Rua</small> – Argentina
3. Tweedia australis <small>(Malme) C. Ezcurra</small> – Argentina
4. Tweedia birostrata <small>(Hook. & Arn.) Hook. & Arn.</small> – Chile
5. Tweedia brunonis <small>Hook. & Arn.</small> – Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay
6. Tweedia echegarayi <small>(Hieron.) Malme</small> – Argentina
7. Tweedia solanoides <small>(Hook. & Arn.) Chittenden</small> – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

formerly included:

1. Tweedia coerulea, syn of Oxypetalum coeruleum
2. Tweedia floribunda, syn of Oxypetalum solanoides
3. Tweedia macrolepis, syn of Oxypetalum macrolepis
4. Tweedia versicolor, syn of Oxypetalum coeruleum

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