Thorncroftia

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