Tweedia

Tweedia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1835. The genus is native to South America. An ornamental plant, Oxypetalum coeruleum, formerly included in this genus is commonly referred to as "tweedia".


 * Species
 * 1) Tweedia andina (Phil.) G.H.Rua - Chile
 * 2) Tweedia aucaensis G.H. Rua -  Argentina
 * 3) Tweedia australis (Malme) C. Ezcurra - Argentina
 * 4) Tweedia birostrata (Hook. & Arn.) Hook. & Arn. - Chile
 * 5) Tweedia brunonis Hook. & Arn. - Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay
 * 6) Tweedia echegarayi (Hieron.) Malme - Argentina
 * 7) Tweedia solanoides (Hook. & Arn.) Chittenden - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

formerly included
 * 1) Tweedia coerulea, syn of Oxypetalum coeruleum
 * 2) Tweedia floribunda, syn of  Oxypetalum solanoides
 * 3) Tweedia macrolepis, syn of  Oxypetalum macrolepis
 * 4) Tweedia versicolor, syn of Oxypetalum coeruleum