Lepisanthes

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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]

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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.
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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]

  • Lepisanthes alata (Blume) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes amoena (Hassk.) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes amplifolia (Pierre) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes andamanica King
  • Lepisanthes banaensis Gagnep.
  • Lepisanthes basicardia Radlk.
  • Lepisanthes bengalan Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes browniana Hiern
  • Lepisanthes burmanica Kurz
  • Lepisanthes cauliflora C.F.Liang & S.L.Mo
  • Lepisanthes chrysotricha (Capuron) Buerki, Callm. & Lowry
  • Lepisanthes dictyophylla (Radlk.) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes divaricata (Radlk.) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes erecta (Thwaites) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes falcata (Radlk.) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes ferruginea (Radlk.) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes fruticosa (Roxb.) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes hainanensis H.S.Lo
  • Lepisanthes kinabaluensis Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes membranifolia (Radlk.) Radlk.
  • Lepisanthes mixta Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes multijuga (Hook.f.) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes oligophylla (Merr. & Chun) N.H.Xia & Gadek
  • Lepisanthes perrieri (Choux) Buerki, Callm. & Lowry
  • Lepisanthes ramiflora (Radlk.) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes sambiranensis Buerki, Callm. & Lowry
  • Lepisanthes senegalensis (Poir.) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes simplicifolia (Thwaites) Leenh.
  • Lepisanthes tetraphylla (Vahl) Radlk.
  • Lepisanthes unilocularis Leenh.

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