| Tweedia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: |
Tweedia Hook. & Arn. |
| Type species | |
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Tweedia birostrata (Hook. & Arn.) Hook. & Arn. |
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Tweedia is a genus of flowering plants in the Apocynaceae family, 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".
formerly included