Ludia (plant)

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Ludia
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Ludia scolopioides specimen at National Museum of Natural History, France
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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 the Plants of the World Online as of October 2022: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ludia Comm. ex Juss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.