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Lepisanthes

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Lepisanthes
Lepisanthes tetraphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Lepisanthes
Blume[1]
Species

About 30

Synonyms[1]
List
  • Anomosanthes Blume
  • Aphania Blume
  • Aphanococcus Radlk.
  • Erioglossum Blume
  • Hebecoccus Radlk.
  • Hemigyrosa Blume
  • Howethoa Rauschert
  • Manongarivea Choux
  • Moulinsia Cambess.
  • Otolepis Turcz.
  • Otophora Blume
  • Scorododendron Blume
  • Thraulococcus Radlk.
  • Vitenia Noronha ex Cambess.

Lepisanthes is a genus of 31 species[1] of trees or shrubs native to tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Australia, and Madagascar.[2][3]

It includes species formerly classified in the genera Aphania, Erioglossum, and Otophora.[2]

As of October 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted these species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lepisanthes Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Lepisanthes. Flora of China.
  3. ^ Leenhouts, P. W. (1994). "Lepisanthes". In Adema, F.; Leenhouts, P. W.; van Welzen, P. C. (eds.). Flora Malesiana (Digitised, online). Series I, Spermatophyta : Flowering Plants. Vol. 11 pt. 3: Sapindaceae. Leiden, The Netherlands: Rijksherbarium / Hortus Botanicus, Leiden University. pp. 627–653. ISBN 90-71236-21-8. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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