Phyllanthaceae

Leptopus Decne.

First published in V.Jacquemont, Voy. Inde 4(Bot.): 155 (1844)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Caucasus to China and Malesia.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Iran, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Vorontsova, M.S. & Hoffmann, P. (2010). Revision of the genus Leptopus (Phyllanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Kew Bulletin 64: 627-644.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Andrachne.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Phuong, Vu Xuan; Nguyen, Van Du; Cuong, Nguyen The; Xuyen, Do Thi; de Kok, Rogier; Bramley, Gemma; Challen, Gill; Vorontsova, Maria & David, Aaron [HNK 817] Vietnam K001567403 Yes
Vu Xuan Phuong; Nguyen, V.D.; Cuong, N.T.; Do Thi Xuyen; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M.; David, A. [HNK833] Vietnam K004428936 Yes
Vu Xuan Phuong; Nguyen Van Du; Cuong, N.T.; Do Thi Xuyen; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M.; David, A. [HNK820] Vietnam K004428938 Yes
Vu Xuan Phuong; Nguyen Van Du; Cuong, N.T.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M.; David, A. [HNK833] Vietnam K004428937 Yes
Barber, C.A. [3564] India Arachne K002090782 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0