Leptonema

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Antidesmatoideae
Tribus: Antidesmateae
Subtribus: Leptonematinae
Genus: Leptonema
Species: L. glabrum – L. venosum
Name

Leptonema A.Juss., Euphorb. Gen. 19. t. 4. (1824)

Type species: Leptonema venosum (Poir.) A.Juss., Euphorb. Gen. 19. (1824)

References

Jussieu, A.H.L. de 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus medisque earumdem viribus tentamen 19. t. 4.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Leptonema in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr. 9. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Leptonema. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 9 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Leptonema. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr. 9.

Leptonema is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described in 1824.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar.[3][4] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[5]

Species[3]

Leptonema glabrum (Leandri) Leandri
Leptonema venosum (Poir.) A.Juss.

formerly included[3]

moved to Flueggea

Leptonema melanthesoides F.Muell. - Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides (F.Muell.) G.L.Webster

References

Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 19
Tropicos, Leptonema A. Juss.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Hoffmann, Petra; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2006). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)". Kew Bulletin. 61 (1): 37–53. JSTOR 20443245.