''Thladiantha'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Cucurbitaceae
The Cucurbitaceae (), also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family (biology), family consisting of about 965 species in 101 genera. , native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and China. They are
dioecious
Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct unisexual individuals, each producing either male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproduction is ...
, perennial herbs. The best known species is ''Thladiantha dubia''.
Description
Extrafloral nectaries
Nectar is a viscous, sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists, ...
have been reported on ''T. cordifolia''.
Species
Species currently accepted by
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant specie ...
are as follows:
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Thladiantha africana'' C. Jeffrey → ''
Siraitia africana'' (C.Jeffrey) A.M.Lu & Zhi Y.Zhang
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Thladiantha capitata'' Cogn.
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Thladiantha cordifolia'' (Blume) Cogn.
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Thladiantha davidii'' Franch.
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Thladiantha dentata'' Cogn.
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Thladiantha dimorphantha'' Hand.-Mazz.
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Thladiantha dubia'' Bunge
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Thladiantha grandisepala'' A.M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang
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Thladiantha henryi'' Hemsl.
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Thladiantha hookeri'' C.B.Clarke
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Thladiantha indochinensis'' Merr.
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Thladiantha lijiangensis'' A.M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang
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Thladiantha longifolia'' Cogn. ex Oliv.
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Thladiantha longisepala'' C.Y. Wu
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Thladiantha maculata'' Cogn.
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Thladiantha medogensis'' A.M. Lu & J.Q. Li
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Thladiantha montana'' Cogn.
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Thladiantha nudiflora'' Hemsl.
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Thladiantha oliveri'' Cogn. ex Mottet
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Thladiantha palmatipartita'' A.M. Lu & C. Jeffrey
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Thladiantha punctata'' Hayata
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Thladiantha pustulata'' (H. Lév.) C. Jeffrey ex A.M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang
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Thladiantha sessilifolia'' Hand.-Mazz.
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Thladiantha setispina'' A.M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang
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Thladiantha tomentosa'' (A.M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang) W. Jiang & H. Wang
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Thladiantha villosula'' Cogn.
References
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Cucurbitaceae genera
Plants described in 1833
Cucurbitoideae
Dioecious plants
Taxa named by Alexander von Bunge