Biology:Leptopetalum

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Short description: Genus of plants

Leptopetalum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Leptopetalum
Hook. & Arn.
Type species
Leptopetalum mexicanum
Hook. & Arn.
Synonyms[1]

Leptopetalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is widespread in tropical and subtropical Asia and the Pacific.[2][3]

Species

(As of March 2023), Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

  • Leptopetalum biflorum (L.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
  • Leptopetalum coreanum (H.Lév.) Naiki & Ohi-Toma
  • Leptopetalum foetidum (G.Forst.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
  • Leptopetalum grayi (Hook.f.) Hatus.
  • Leptopetalum mexicanum Hook. & Arn.
  • Leptopetalum pachyphyllum (Tuyama) Naiki & Ohi-Toma
  • Leptopetalum pteritum (Blume) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
  • Leptopetalum racemosum (Lam.) Shih H.Chen & M.J.Wu
  • Leptopetalum strigulosum (DC.) Neupane & N.Wikstr.
  • Leptopetalum taiwanense (S.F.Huang & J.Murata) Shih H.Chen & M.J.Wu


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Leptopetalum Hook. & Arn..". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:34832-1. 
  2. "Leptopetalum in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Leptopetalum. Retrieved 25 April 2017. 
  3. "The Hedyotis-Oldenlandia complex (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae) in Asia and the Pacific: phylogeny revisited with new generic delimitations". Taxon 64 (2): 299–322. 2015. doi:10.12705/642.8. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15963970 entry