Lepisanthes Explained

Lepisanthes is a genus of 24 or 25 species of trees or shrubs native to tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Australia, and Madagascar.

It includes species formerly classified in the genera Aphania, Erioglossum, and Otophora.

Species include:

• Lepisanthes alata
• Lepisanthes amoena
• Lepisanthes basicardia
• Lepisanthes browniana
• Lepisanthes cauliflora
• Lepisanthes chrysotricha
• Lepisanthes fruticosa
• Lepisanthes hainanensis
• Lepisanthes multijuga
• Lepisanthes oligophylla
• Lepisanthes perrieri
• Lepisanthes rubiginosa
• Lepisanthes sambiranensis
• Lepisanthes senegalensis
• Lepisanthes tetraphylla
• Lepisanthes unilocularis

External links

• Web site: Lepisanthes Blume . Atlas of Living Australia .