Lepisanthes
| Lepisanthes | |
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| Lepisanthes tetraphylla | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapindoideae |
| Genus: | Lepisanthes Blume[1] |
| Species | |
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About 30 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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17 synonyms
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Lepisanthes is a genus of 31 species of plants in the lychee family Sapindaceae, native to tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Australia, and Madagascar. It includes species formerly classified in the genera Aphania, Erioglossum, and Otophora.[2][3]
As of May 2026, Plants of the World Online accepted these species:[1]
- Lepisanthes alata (Blume) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes amoena (Hassk.) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes amplifolia (Pierre) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes andamanica King
- Lepisanthes banaensis Gagnep.
- Lepisanthes basicardia Radlk.
- Lepisanthes bengalan Leenh.
- Lepisanthes browniana Hiern
- Lepisanthes burmanica Kurz
- Lepisanthes cauliflora C.F.Liang & S.L.Mo
- Lepisanthes chrysotricha (Capuron) Buerki, Callm. & Lowry
- Lepisanthes dictyophylla (Radlk.) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes divaricata (Radlk.) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes erecta (Thwaites) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes falcata (Radlk.) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes ferruginea (Radlk.) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes fruticosa (Roxb.) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes hainanensis H.S.Lo
- Lepisanthes kinabaluensis Leenh.
- Lepisanthes membranifolia (Radlk.) Radlk.
- Lepisanthes mixta Leenh.
- Lepisanthes multijuga (Hook.f.) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes oligophylla (Merr. & Chun) N.H.Xia & Gadek
- Lepisanthes perrieri (Choux) Buerki, Callm. & Lowry
- Lepisanthes ramiflora (Radlk.) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes sambiranensis Buerki, Callm. & Lowry
- Lepisanthes senegalensis (Poir.) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes simplicifolia (Thwaites) Leenh.
- Lepisanthes tetraphylla (Vahl) Radlk.
- Lepisanthes unilocularis Leenh.
References
- 1 2 3 "Lepisanthes Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Lepisanthes Blume, Bijdr. 237. 1825". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ Leenhouts, P.W. (1994). "Lepisanthes". In Steenis, C.G.G.J. van; Steenis-Kruseman, M.J. van (eds.). Flora Malesiana Series I: Spermatophyta: Flowering Plants. Vol. 11 pt. 3. Djakarta: Noordhoff-Kolff. pp. 627–653. ISBN 90-71236-21-8.
External links
- "Lepisanthes Blume". Atlas of Living Australia.
- Buerki, S.; et al. (2009). "A synoptic revision of the genus Lepisanthes Blume (Sapindaceae) in Madagascar" (PDF). Adansonia. 31 (2): 301–9. Bibcode:2009Adan...31..301B. doi:10.5252/a2009n2a6. S2CID 83476531. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2013.