Kingdom Plantae Family Apocynaceae Rank Genus | Order Gentianales Subfamily Asclepiadoideae | |
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Similar Leptadenia pyrotechnica, Leptadenia reticulata, Pentatropis, Pergularia, Holostemma | ||
Leptadenia is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Africa, including Madagascar, as well as southwest Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
- 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
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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