Leeuwenbergia
Appearance
Leeuwenbergia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
Tribe: | Jatropheae |
Genus: | Leeuwenbergia Letouzey & N.Hallé |
Leeuwenbergia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1974 and named in honor of Toon Leeuwenberg.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to tropical west-central Africa.[3]
- Species[3]
- Leeuwenbergia africana Letouzey & N.Hallé - Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Leeuwenbergia letestui Letouzey & N.Hallé - Gabon
References
[edit]- ^ Letouzey, René & Hallé, Nicolas. 1974. Adansonia ser. 2. 14: 380
- ^ Tropicos, Leeuwenbergia Letouzey & N. Hallé
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families