Leptadenia Explained

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]

1. Leptadenia arborea (Forssk.) Schweinf. - Sudan, Ethiopia
2. Leptadenia lancifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Decne. - tropical Africa
3. Leptadenia madagascariensis Decne. - Madagascar
4. Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne. - widespread from Algeria to India
5. Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wight & Arn. - Madagascar

formerly included^[7] transferred to other genera (Genianthus, Periploca)

1. Leptadenia elliptica Blume synonym of Genianthus ellipticus (Blume) Bakh. f.
2. Leptadenia visciformis Vatke synonym of Periploca visciformis (Vatke) K. Schum.

Notes and References

1. Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 23.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40004637 Tropicos, genus Leptadenia
3. Bruyns, P. V. & P. I. Forster. 1991. Recircumscription of the Stapelieae (Asclepiadaceae). Taxon 40(3): 381–391
4. 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).
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250077208 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.
6. Choux, P. 1931. Asclepiadaceae. Cat. Pl. Madag., Asclep. 1(9): 5–24. Catalogue des Plantes de Madagascar, Asclepiadeae.
7. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Leptadenia The Plant List, genus Leptadenia