Leidesia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Acalypheae |
Subtribe: | Mercurialinae |
Genus: | Leidesia Mull. Arg. |
Species: | L. procumbens |
Binomial name | |
Leidesia procumbens (L.) Prain | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Leidesia is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1866. [2] [3] The sole species is Leidesia procumbens. The species is widespread in Southern Africa as far north as Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]
moved to Seidelia
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