Ludia (plant)

Ludia
Ludia scolopioides specimen at National Museum of Natural History, France
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Subfamily:	Salicoideae
Tribe:	Saliceae
Genus:	Ludia Comm. ex Juss.
Synonyms [1]
MauneiaThouars

Ludia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae.

The genus is native to the Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forests of Kenya and Tanzania, as well as to Madagascar, the Comoros, the Seychelles, and Aldabra. ^[1]

Species

Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of October 2022: ^[1]

• Ludia ankaranensis Capuron & Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia antanosarum Capuron & Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia arborea H.Perrier – Madagascar
• Ludia boinensis H.Perrier – Madagascar
• Ludia brevipes Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia chapelieri Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia comorensis H.Perrier – Comoros
• Ludia craggiana Z.S.Rogers, Randrian. & J.S.Mill. – Madagascar
• Ludia dracaenoides H.Perrier – Madagascar
• Ludia erosifolia Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia faradifani Capuron & Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia glaucocarpa Capuron & Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia ikongoensis Capuron & Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia imontiensis Capuron & Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia leandriana Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia ludiifolia (H.Perrier) Capuron & Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia madagascariensis Clos – Madagascar
• Ludia mauritiana J.F.Gmel. – Aldabra, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania
• Ludia myrtoides Capuron & Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia pachyadenia Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia pinnatinervia (H.Perrier) Capuron & Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia scolopioides Capuron & Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia sessilis Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia suarezensis Capuron & Sleumer – Madagascar
• Ludia wikstroemiifolia Sleumer – Madagascar

References

1. "Ludia Comm. ex Juss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.