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Leptactina

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Leptactina
Leptactina delagoensis subsp. delagoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Pavetteae
Genus: Leptactina
Hook.f. (1871)[1]
Species[2]

27; see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Coleactina N.Hallé (1970)
  • Dictyandra Welw. ex Hook.f. (1873)

Leptactina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are about 27 species.[2] They are all native to sub-Saharan Africa, where most occur in rainforest habitat.[3]

27 species are accepted:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Genus: Leptactina Hook. f." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  2. ^ a b c d Leptactina Hook.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Leptactina". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-27.