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Thorncroftia
Thorncroftia longiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Subfamily:	Nepetoideae
Tribe:	Ocimeae
Genus:	Thorncroftia N.E.Br.

Thorncroftia (whistlesweets) is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1912. It is native to southern Africa.

Species

1. Thorncroftia greenii Changwe & K.Balkwill - KwaZulu-Natal
2. Thorncroftia longiflora N.E.Br - Mpumalanga, Eswatini
3. Thorncroftia lotteri T.J.Edwards & McMurtry - Mpumalanga
4. Thorncroftia media Codd - Northern Province of South Africa
5. Thorncroftia succulenta (R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce) Codd - Northern Province of South Africa
6. Thorncroftia thorncroftii (S.Moore) Codd - Mpumalanga, Eswatini, Northern Province of South Africa

References

1. "Thorncroftia N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
2. 1919 illustration, M.S. del., J.N.Fitch lith. - Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London., vol. 145 : Tab. 8824
3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Thorncroftia at Wikimedia Commons [REDACTED] Data related to Thorncroftia at Wikispecies

• Lamiaceae
• Lamiaceae genera
• Flora of Southern Africa
• Taxa named by N. E. Brown