Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Decne.
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1844
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Prodr. 8: 493 (1844)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001102814
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Tacazzea venosa
 - Venosa Tacazzea
 - Venosa
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Tacazzea venosa (also called venous tacazzea, among many other common names) is a shrub native to East Africa. It has ovate leaves and white flowers. It prefers moist soils and is commonly found in woodlands and thickets.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Tacazzea venosa is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever, headache, and malaria. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            The flower of Tacazzea venosa is yellow and bell-shaped with five petals. The seed is small and black. The seedlings are slender and have long, narrow leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Tacazzea venosa is a perennial climber that is easy to cultivate and propagate. It can be propagated by seed or by division of the rootstock. Seeds should be sown in spring and kept moist until germination. Division of the rootstock should be done in spring or autumn. The plant prefers a sunny, sheltered position in moist, well-drained soil.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Tacazzea venosa
                        
                            Tacazzea venosa can be found in Mexico and parts of Central America.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Tacazzea genus
                        
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Apocynaceae family
                        
                            Acokanthera laevigata, 
Acokanthera oblongifolia, 
Acokanthera oppositifolia, 
Acokanthera rotundata, 
Acokanthera schimperi, 
Adenium boehmianum, 
Adenium multiflorum, 
Adenium obesum, 
Adenium oleifolium, 
Adenium swazicum, 
Adenium dhofarense, 
Aganosma breviloba, 
Aganosma cymosa, 
Aganosma gracilis, 
Aganosma lacei, 
Aganosma petelotii, 
Aganosma schlechteriana, 
Aganosma siamensis, 
Aganosma wallichii, 
Aganosma heynei, 
Alafia alba, 
Alafia barteri, 
Alafia benthamii, 
Alafia berrieri, 
Alafia calophylla, 
Alafia caudata, 
Alafia erythrophthalma, 
Alafia falcata, 
Alafia fuscata, 
Alafia insularis, 
Alafia intermedia, 
Alafia landolphioides, 
Alafia lucida, 
Alafia microstylis, 
Alafia multiflora, 
Alafia nigrescens, 
Alafia orientalis, 
Alafia parciflora, 
Alafia pauciflora, 
Alafia perrieri, 
Alafia schumannii, 
Alafia thouarsii, 
Alafia vallium, 
Alafia verschuereni, 
Alafia whytei, 
Alafia zambesiaca, 
Allamanda calcicola, 
Allamanda angustifolia, 
Allamanda blanchetii, 
Allamanda cathartica,