Lepisanthes

Lepisanthes
Lepisanthes tetraphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Lepisanthes
Species

About 24-25

Lepisanthes is a genus of 24[1][2] or 25[3] species of trees or shrubs native to tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Australia, and Madagascar.[1][2]

It includes species formerly classified in the genera Aphania, Erioglossum, and Otophora.[1]

Species include:[1][2][4]

  • Lepisanthes alata
  • Lepisanthes amoena
  • Lepisanthes basicardia
  • Lepisanthes browniana
  • Lepisanthes cauliflora
  • Lepisanthes chrysotricha[3]
  • Lepisanthes fruticosa
  • Lepisanthes hainanensis
  • Lepisanthes oligophylla
  • Lepisanthes perrieri[3]
  • Lepisanthes rubiginosa
  • Lepisanthes sambiranensis[3]
  • Lepisanthes senegalensis
  • Lepisanthes tetraphylla
  • Lepisanthes unilocularis

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lepisanthes. Flora of China.
  2. 1 2 3 Leenhouts, P. W. (1994). "Lepisanthes". In Adema, F.; Leenhouts, P. W.; van Welzen, P. C. Flora Malesiana (Digitised, online)|format= requires |url= (help). 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Buerki, S.; et al. (2009). "A synoptic revision of the genus Lepisanthes Blume (Sapindaceae) in Madagascar" (PDF). Adansonia. 31 (2): 301–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-22.
  4. ↑ GRIN Species Records of Lepisanthes. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
  • "Lepisanthes Blume". Atlas of Living Australia.


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