Leptaulus Benth.

Mendes, E.J. (1963) Icacinaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1)

Description of the genus

Shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate, entire, rather coriaceous. Flowers in subumbellate cymes or solitary. Calyx deeply 5-lobed; lobes slightly imbricate. Petals 5, united nearly to the apex, valvate with inflexed tips. Stamens 5, alternating with the petals and adnate to them for most of their length. Ovary with a somewhat excentric style. Fruit an oblong-ellipsoid drupe.

Worldwide: Six species in tropical Africa.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
zenkeri Engl.	N,W	Nw,N

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Flora of Burundi: Leptaulus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Leptaulus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Leptaulus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Leptaulus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Leptaulus
JSTOR Plant Science: Leptaulus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Leptaulus
Plants of the World Online: Leptaulus
Tropicos: Leptaulus
Wikipedia: Leptaulus

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Leptaulus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1965, retrieved 30 December 2024

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