''Lethedon'' is a genus of shrubs in the
Thymelaeaceae
The Thymelaeaceae are a cosmopolitan family (biology), family of flowering plants composed of 50 genera (listed below) and 898 species.Zachary S. Rogers (2009 onwards)A World Checklist of Thymelaeaceae (version 1) Missouri Botanical Garden Webs ...
family native to
Queensland
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,
New Caledonia
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, and
Vanuatu
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[ It is related to '' Arnhemia'', '']Deltaria
''Deltaria brachyblastophora'' is a species of shrub in the Thymelaeaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus ''Deltaria''. It is related to '' Arnhemia'', '' Gonystylus'', ''Lethedon'' and ''Solmsia''.Beaumon ...
'', ''Gonystylus
''Gonystylus'' is a southeast Asian genus of about 30 species of hardwood trees also known as ramin, melawis ( Malay) and ramin telur (Sarawak).
Description
Ramin is native to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, and Papua N ...
'' and ''Solmsia
''Solmsia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. It includes a single species, ''Solmsia calophylla'', a shrub or tree endemic to New Caledonia. The genus was named to honor Hermann zu Solms-Laubach by Henri Erne ...
''.[Beaumont, A. J., T. J. Edwards, J. Manning, O. Maurin, M. Rautenbach, M. C. Motsi, M. F. Fay, M. W. Chase, and M. Van Der Bank. (2009) Gnidia (Thymelaeaceae) Is Not Monophyletic: Taxonomic Implications for Thymelaeoideae and a Partial New Generic Taxonomy for Gnidia.” Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 160 (4): 402–17.]
Species
15 species are accepted.[
*'' Lethedon balansae''
*'' Lethedon calleana''
*'' Lethedon cernua''
*'' Lethedon ciliaris''
*'' Lethedon comptonii''
*'' Lethedon cordatoretusa''
*'' Lethedon leratii''
*'' Lethedon microphylla''
*'' Lethedon oblonga''
*'' Lethedon ovata''
*'' Lethedon salicifolia''
*'' Lethedon setosa''
*'' Lethedon sphaerocarpa''
*'' Lethedon tannensis''
*'' Lethedon thornei''
]
References
Octolepidoideae
Thymelaeaceae genera
Taxa described in 1807
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