Teedia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.[1]
Its native range is southern tropical Africa (within the countries of Lesotho, Eswatini and Zimbabwe) and South Africa (within the regions of Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces).[1]
The genus name of Teedia is in honour of Johann Georg Teede, a German botanist who collected plants in Portugal.[2] It was first described and published in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799 (Vol.2) on page 288 in 1800.[1]
According to Kew:[1]
Teedia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.
Its native range is southern tropical Africa (within the countries of Lesotho, Eswatini and Zimbabwe) and South Africa (within the regions of Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces).
The genus name of Teedia is in honour of Johann Georg Teede, a German botanist who collected plants in Portugal. It was first described and published in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799 (Vol.2) on page 288 in 1800.