Fanninia
| Fanninia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Asclepiadeae |
| Genus: | Fanninia Harv. |
| Species: | F. caloglossa |
| Binomial name | |
| Fanninia caloglossa | |
Fanninia is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1868.[1][2] It contains only one known species, Fanninia caloglossa, a tuberous geophyte native to the Eastern Cape, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Harvey, William Henry. 1868. Genera of South African plants, arranged according to the natural system ed. 2, 235
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ "Fanninia caloglossa Harv". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).