Leptactina Explained
Leptactina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are about 27 species. They are all native to sub-Saharan Africa, where most occur in rainforest habitat.[1]
27 species are accepted:
- Leptactina angolensis
- Leptactina arborescens
- Leptactina benguelensis
- Leptactina congolana
- Leptactina deblockiae
- Leptactina delagoensis
- Leptactina densiflora Hook.f.
- Leptactina epinyctios
- Leptactina euclinioides
- Leptactina formosa
- Leptactina gloeocalyx
- Leptactina involucrata
- Leptactina latifolia
- Leptactina laurentiana
- Leptactina liebrechtsiana
- Leptactina mannii
- Leptactina oxyloba
- Leptactina papalis
- Leptactina papyrophloea Verdc.
- Leptactina platyphylla
- Leptactina polyneura
- Leptactina pretrophylax
- Leptactina prostrata
- Leptactina pynaertii
- Leptactina rheophytica
- Leptactina senegambica Hook.f.[2]
- Leptactina tessmannii
Notes and References
- 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.
- Web site: GRIN Species Records of Leptactina . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2011-01-27.
