Leptodesmia

Leptodesmia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.[2] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes four species ranging from Madagascar and the Comoros to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, China, Japan, Malesia, New Guinea, and Queensland.[1]

  • Leptodesmia bojeriana (Baill.) Baker – Madagascar
  • Leptodesmia congesta (Wight) Benth. – Comoros, Madagascar, and India
  • Leptodesmia microphylla (Thunb.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi – Indian subcontinent to Indochina, China, Japan, Malesia, New Guinea, and Queensland
  • Leptodesmia perrieri Schindl. – Comoros and Madagascar

Leptodesmia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Leptodesmia
(Benth.) Benth. & Hook. f. (1865)
Species[1]
  • Leptodesmia bojeriana (Baill.) Baker
  • Leptodesmia congesta (Wight) Benth.
  • Leptodesmia microphylla (Thunb.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
  • Leptodesmia perrieri Schindl.

References
  1. Leptodesmia (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. Jabbour, Florian; Gaudeul, Myriam; Lambourdière, Josie; Ramstein, Guillaume; Hassanin, Alexandre; Labat, Jean-Noël; Sarthou, Corinne (2018-01-01). "Phylogeny, biogeography and character evolution in the tribe Desmodieae (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae), with special emphasis on the New Caledonian endemic genera". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 118: 108–121. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.09.017. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 28966123. S2CID 3669840.
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