Leptosiphonium

Leptosiphonium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Genus:
F.Muell. (1886)
Species[1]

10; see text

Leptosiphonium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes ten species native to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[1]

Species

Ten species are accepted:[1]

  • Leptosiphonium aruense (S.Moore) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.
  • Leptosiphonium forbesii (S.Moore) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.
  • Leptosiphonium garckeanum (K.Schum.) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.
  • Leptosiphonium gloeocalyx (K.Schum.) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.
  • Leptosiphonium guppyi (Hemsl.) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.
  • Leptosiphonium papuanum (S.Moore) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.
  • Leptosiphonium potamoxenos (K.Schum.) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.
  • Leptosiphonium stricklandii F.Muell.
  • Leptosiphonium versicolor (S.Moore) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.
  • Leptosiphonium vestitum (Engl.) Bremek. & Nann.-Bremek.

References

  1. ^ a b c Leptosiphonium F.Muell. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 February 2024.