Thenardia Explained

Thenardia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Mexico and Honduras.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species^[1]

• Thenardia chiapensis J.K.Williams - Chiapas, Oaxaca, Honduras
• Thenardia floribunda Kunth - Colima, Guerrero, México State, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Jalisco, Morelos
• Thenardia galeottiana Baill. - Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero

Formerly included^[1]

• Thenardia corymbosa = Forsteronia schomburgkii
• Thenardia laurifolia = Forsteronia laurifolia
• Thenardia scabra = Parsonsia scabra
• Thenardia umbellata = Forsteronia umbellata

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=203838Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families
2. Williams, J. K. 1998. A revision of Thenardia H.B.K. (Apocynaceae, Apocynoideae). Lundellia 1: 78–94.
3. Morales, J.F. (2009). Estudios en las Apocynaceae neotropicales XXXIX: revisión de las Apocynoideae y Rauvolfioideae de Honduras. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 66: 217-262.
4. López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.