Leptosema

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Mirbelieae
Genus: Leptosema
Species: L. aculeatum – L. anomalum – L. aphyllum – L. bossiaeoides – L. cervicorne – L. chambersii – L. chapmanii – L. daviesioides – L. macrocarpum – L. oxylobioides – L. tomentosum – L. uniflorum – L. villosum
Name

Leptosema Benth., Commentationes de Leguminosarum Generibus: 20 (1837)

Type species: Leptosema bossiaeoides Benth.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Brachysema R.Br., Fl. Aust. 2: 9 (1864), p.p.
Brachysema sect. Eubrachysema Benth., Fl. Aust. 2: 9, 12 (1864), nom. inval.
Burgesia F.Muell., Fragm. 1(10): 222 (1859)
Cupulanthus Hutch., The Genera of Flowering Plants (Angiospermae) 1: 341 (1964)
Kaleniczenkia Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(1): 252 (1853)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Bentham, G. 1837. Commentationes de Leguminosarum Generibus: 20.

Additional references

Crisp, M.D. 1995. Revision of Brachysema (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). Australian Systematic Botany 8(3): 307–353.
Crisp, M.D. 1999. Revision of Leptosema (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). Australian Systematic Botany 12(1): 1–54.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leptosema in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Leptosema. Published online. Accessed: May 06 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Leptosema. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 06.
Hassler, M. 2021. Leptosema. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 06. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Leptosema. Accessed: 06 May 2021.
FloraBase. 2018. Leptosema Benth. Accessed 12 March 2018.
Vascular Plants APNI. 2018. Leptosema Accessed 12 March 2018.

Vernacular names

Leptosema is a genus of flowering plants from the legume family Fabaceae. According to the Australian Plant Census, species of Leptosema occur in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.[1][2]
Species

Leptosema comprises the following species:[1][3][4][5]

Leptosema aculeatum Crisp
Leptosema anomalum (Ewart & Morrison) Crisp
Leptosema bossiaeoides Benth.
Leptosema chambersii F.Muell.
Leptosema daviesioides (Turcz.) Benth.
Leptosema uniflorum (Benth.) Crisp

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[1][4][5]

Leptosema aphyllum (Hook.) Crisp
Leptosema cervicorne Crisp
Leptosema chapmanii Crisp
Leptosema macrocarpum (Benth.) Crisp
Leptosema oxylobioides F.Muell.
Leptosema tomentosum (Benth.) Crisp
Leptosema villosum Crisp

References

"Leptosema". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
"Leptosema". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Leptosema". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Leptosema". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
"The Plant List entry for Leptosema". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2017.