Leptonychia

Leptonychia

Leptonychia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Leptonychia
Turcz.
Synonyms
  • Binnendijkia Kurz (1865)
  • Leptonychiopsis Ridl. (1920)
  • Paragrewia Gagnep. ex R.S.Rao (1953)

Leptonychia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.

Its native range is Tropical Africa (Sierra Leone to Kenya, Malawi, and Angola), Indo-China (Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam), western and central Malesia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and Philippines), and New Guinea.

Species

38 species are currently accepted:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Leptonychia Turcz. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 June 2023.