''Thorncroftia'' (whistlesweets) 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 mint family,
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil (herb), ba ...
, first described as a genus in 1912. It is native to southern
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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;Species
# '' Thorncroftia greenii'' Changwe & K.Balkwill - KwaZulu-Natal
# '' Thorncroftia longiflora'' N.E.Br - Mpumalanga, Eswatini
# '' Thorncroftia lotteri'' T.J.Edwards & McMurtry - Mpumalanga
# '' Thorncroftia media'' Codd - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Thorncroftia succulenta'' (R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce) Codd - Northern Province of South Africa
# '' Thorncroftia thorncroftii'' (S.Moore) Codd - Mpumalanga, Eswatini, Northern Province of South Africa
References
External links
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10382227
Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
Flora of Southern Africa
Taxa named by N. E. Brown