Leptactina

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Leptactina
Leptactina delagoensis subsp. delagoensis 1DS-II 3-2689.jpg
Leptactina delagoensis subsp. delagoensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Pavetteae
Genus: Leptactina
Hook.f. (1871) [1]
Species [2]

27; see text

Synonyms [2]
  • ColeactinaN.Hallé (1970)
  • DictyandraWelw. ex Hook.f. (1873)

Leptactina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are about 27 species. [2] They are all native to sub-Saharan Africa, where most occur in rainforest habitat. [3]

27 species are accepted: [2]

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References

  1. "Genus: Leptactina Hook. f." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Leptactina Hook.f. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. Robbrecht, E., & De Block, P. (1999). The geofrutescent Leptactina Species (Rubiaceae, Pavetteae) of the'Flore d'Afrique Centrale'Area. Systematics and Geography of Plants, 125–133.
  4. "GRIN Species Records of Leptactina". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-27.