Leptaulus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Aquifoliales

Familia: Cardiopteridaceae
Genus: Leptaulus
Species: L. citrioides – L. congolanus – L. daphnoides – L. grandifolius – L. holstii – L. madagascariensis
Name

Leptaulus Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 1: 351 (1862)

Type species: Leptaulus daphnoides Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 1: 351 (1862)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Acrocoelium Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 988 (1892)

References

Bentham, G. 1862. Genera Plantarum 1: 344, 351. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Leptaulus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Feb. 9. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2015. Leptaulus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Feb. 2015.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Leptaulus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 9 2015.

Leptaulus is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cardiopteridaceae described as a genus in 1862.[2][3] It is native to tropical Africa including Madagascar.[1]

Species[1]

Leptaulus citrioides – Madagascar
Leptaulus congolanus – from Nigeria to Democratic Republic of the Congo
Leptaulus daphnoides – from Senegal to Tanzania
Leptaulus grandifolius – Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea
Leptaulus holstii – from Cameroon to Angola
Leptaulus madagascariensis – Madagascar

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Bentham, George, in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker. 1862. Genera Plantarum 1: 344, 351 in Latin
Tropicos, Leptaulus Benth.