Triaspis (plant)

Triaspis is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Triaspis comprises ca. 15 species of vines and shrubs native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Triaspis
Triaspis hypericoides in South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Malpighiaceae
Genus:	Triaspis Burch.
Species
ca. 15 species

Species

Triaspis dumeticola Launert Triaspis emarginata De Wild. Triaspis erlangeri Engl. Triaspis glaucophylla Engl. Triaspis hypericoides (DC.) Burch. Triaspis lateriflora Oliv. Triaspis letestuana Launert Triaspis macropteron Welw. ex Oliv.

Triaspis mooreana Exell & Mendonça Triaspis mozambica A.Juss. Triaspis niedenzuiana Engl. Triaspis odorata (Willd.) A.Juss. Triaspis sapinii De Wild. Triaspis stipulata Oliv. Triaspis suffulta Launert

Gallery

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  Triaspis hypericoides flower
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  Triaspis glaucophylla seeds
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  Triaspis hypericoides foliage

External links

• Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature