Biology:Teedia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Teedia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Tribe: Teedieae
Genus: Teedia
Rudolphi
Synonyms

Borckhausenia Roth

Teedia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.[1]

Its native range is southern tropical Africa (within the countries of Lesotho, Eswatini and Zimbabwe) and South Africa (within the regions of Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces).[1]

The genus name of Teedia is in honour of Johann Georg Teede, a German botanist who collected plants in Portugal.[2] It was first described and published in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799 (Vol.2) on page 288 in 1800.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Teedia lucida (Aiton) Rudolphi
  • Teedia pubescens Burch.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1943648 entry