Leptopetalum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Spermacoceae
Genus: Leptopetalum
Species: L. biflorum – L. coreanum – L. foetidum – L. grayi – L. kanehirae – L. mexicanum – L. pachyphyllum – L. pteritum – L. racemosum – L. strigulosum – L. taiwanense

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leptopetalum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 8. Reference page.

Name

Leptopetalum Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 295. (1838)

• Type species: Leptopetalum mexicanum Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 295. (1838)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hedyotis sect. Leptopetalum (Hook. & Arn.) Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2(1): 57. (1873)
  • Hedyotis subgen. Leptopetalum (Hook. & Arn.) Fosberg & Sachet, Allertonia 6(3): 199. (1991)
  • Hedyotis subgen. Leptopetalum (Hook. & Arn.) T.Yamaz., Fl. Jap. (Iwatsuki et al., eds.) 3a: 215. (1993) isonym
• Heterotypic
  • Gonotheca Blume ex DC., Prodr. 4: 429 (1830), nom. illeg.
  • Thecagonum Babu, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 11: 214 (1969 publ. 1971)
    • Type species: Thecagonum pteritum (Blume) Babu, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 11: 214 (1969 publ. 1971) vide Leptopetalum pteritum (Blume) Neupane & N.Wikstr., Taxon 64: 317 (2015).

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. & Arnott, G.A.W. 1835. Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage ; comprising an account of the plants collected by Messrs. Lay and Collie.

Additional references

• Neupane, S., Dessein, S., Wikström, N., Lewis, P.O., Long, C., Bremer, B. & Motley, T.J. 2015. The Hedyotis-Oldenlandia complex (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae) in Asia and the Pacific: Phylogeny revisited with new generic delimitations. Taxon 64(2): 299-322. DOI: 10.12705/642.8 PDF. Reference page. 
• Ohi-Toma, T., Naiki, A., Waddell, S., Kato, H., Dang, V.-S. & Murata, J. 2020. An Updated Phylogeny of Leptopetalum (Rubiaceae) and Taxonomic Treatment of Herbaceous Species in East Asia. Journal of Japanese Botany 95(3): 141–153. DOI: 10.51033/jjapbot.95_3_11013 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leptopetalum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 October 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Leptopetalum. Published online. Accessed: 8 October 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Leptopetalum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 October 2021.

Vernacular names

日本語: シマザクラ属

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