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Genus of plants
Leptadenia is a genus of
plants in the family
Apocynaceae , first described as a genus in 1810.
[1]
[2] It is native to
Africa , including
Madagascar , as well as southwest
Asia and the
Indian Subcontinent .
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
Species
[7]
Leptadenia arborea (Forssk.) Schweinf. - Sudan, Ethiopia
Leptadenia lancifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Decne. - tropical Africa
Leptadenia madagascariensis Decne. - Madagascar
Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne. - widespread from Algeria to India
Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wight & Arn. - Madagascar
formerly included
[7]
transferred to other genera (
Genianthus ,
Periploca )
Leptadenia elliptica Blume synonym of
Genianthus ellipticus (Blume) Bakh. f.
Leptadenia visciformis Vatke synonym of
Periploca visciformis (Vatke) K. Schum.
References
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^ Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 23.
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Tropicos, genus Leptadenia
^ Bruyns, P. V. & P. I. Forster. 1991. Recircumscription of the Stapelieae (Asclepiadaceae). Taxon 40(3): 381–391
^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
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Flora of Pakistan, Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne. in Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. 2. 9:269. 1839. Boiss., Fl. Or. 4:63.1879; Bullock in Hutch., Dalziel & Hepper, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. ed. 2.2:98. 1963; Rech. f., Fl. Iran. 73: 16.1970.
^ Choux, P. 1931. Asclepiadaceae. Cat. Pl. Madag., Asclep. 1(9): 5–24. Catalogue des Plantes de Madagascar, Asclepiadeae.
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The Plant List, genus Leptadenia