''Ludia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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s in the family

Salicaceae The Salicaceae are the willow family of flowering plants. The traditional family (Salicaceae ''sensu stricto'') includes the willows, poplars. Genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) have greatly expanded the circumsc ...

. The genus is native to the Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forests of Kenya and Tanzania, as well as to

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

, the

Comoros The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, ...

, the

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...

, and

Aldabra Aldabra, the world's second-largest coral atoll (the largest is Kiritimati), is located east of the continent of Africa. It is part of the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that are part of the Outer Islands (Seychelles), Outer Islands ...

Species

Species accepted by the

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as of October 2022: *'' Ludia ankaranensis'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia antanosarum'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia arborea'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia boinensis'' – Madagascar *''

Ludia brevipes Ludia is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec that creates and distributes cross-platform digital games with mass consumer appeal. Ludia produces original and branded properties based on game shows, television series, mov ...

'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia chapelieri'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia comorensis'' – Comoros *'' Ludia craggiana'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia dracaenoides'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia erosifolia'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia faradifani'' – Madagascar *''

Ludia glaucocarpa Ludia is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec that creates and distributes cross-platform digital games with mass consumer appeal. Ludia produces original and branded properties based on game shows, television series, mov ...

'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia ikongoensis'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia imontiensis'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia leandriana'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia ludiifolia'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia madagascariensis'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia mauritiana'' – Aldabra, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania *''

Ludia myrtoides Ludia is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec that creates and distributes cross-platform digital games with mass consumer appeal. Ludia produces original and branded properties based on game shows, television series, mov ...

'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia pachyadenia'' – Madagascar *''

Ludia pinnatinervia Ludia is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec that creates and distributes cross-platform digital games with mass consumer appeal. Ludia produces original and branded properties based on game shows, television series, mov ...

'' – Madagascar *''

Ludia scolopioides Ludia is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec that creates and distributes cross-platform digital games with mass consumer appeal. Ludia produces original and branded properties based on game shows, television series, mov ...

'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia sessilis'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia suarezensis'' – Madagascar *'' Ludia wikstroemiifolia'' – Madagascar

References

Salicaceae Salicaceae genera {{Salicaceae-stub