Leptonema Explained

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]

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

formerly included^[3] moved to Flueggea

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

Notes and References

1. Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 19
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40005054 Tropicos, Leptonema A. Juss.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=111025 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. 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.
5. 20443245. A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Hoffmann. Petra. Kathriarachchi. Hashendra. Wurdack. Kenneth J.. Kew Bulletin. 2006. 61. 1. 37–53.