''Leptactina'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole ( ...
. There are about 27 species.
[ They are all native to sub-Saharan Africa, where most occur in rainforest habitat.][Robbrecht, E., & De Block, P. (1999)]
The geofrutescent ''Leptactina'' Species (Rubiaceae, Pavetteae) of the'Flore d'Afrique Centrale'Area.
''Systematics and Geography of Plants'', 125–133.
27 species are accepted:[
*'' Leptactina angolensis''
*'' Leptactina arborescens''
*'' Leptactina benguelensis''
*'' Leptactina congolana''
*'' Leptactina deblockiae''
*'' Leptactina delagoensis''
*'' Leptactina densiflora'' Hook.f.
*'' Leptactina epinyctios''
*'' Leptactina euclinioides''
*'' Leptactina formosa''
*'' Leptactina gloeocalyx''
*'' Leptactina involucrata''
*'' Leptactina latifolia''
*'' Leptactina laurentiana''
*'' Leptactina liebrechtsiana''
*'' Leptactina mannii''
*'' Leptactina oxyloba''
*'' Leptactina papalis''
*'' Leptactina papyrophloea'' Verdc.
*'' Leptactina platyphylla''
*'' Leptactina polyneura''
*'' Leptactina pretrophylax''
*'' Leptactina prostrata''
*'' Leptactina pynaertii''
*'' Leptactina rheophytica''
*'' Leptactina senegambica'' Hook.f.]
References
Rubiaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Flora of the Afrotropical realm
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