Biology:Leptogonum

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Leptogonum
Leptogonum domingense.pdf
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Leptogonum
Benth. (1880)[3]
Species:
L. domingense
Binomial name
Leptogonum domingense
Benth. (1880)[2]

Leptogonum is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae.[3] It has a single species, Leptogonum domingense, a shrub or tree endemic to the island of Hispaniola.[2]

There are two accepted varieties:[2]

  • Leptogonum domingense var. domingense
  • Leptogonum domingense var. molle (Urb.) Brandbyge

References

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