Phyllanthaceae

Leptopus

Leptopus chinensis (Bunge) Pojark.

First published in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 274 (1960)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is W. Caucasus to N. Iran, N. Pakistan, China to N. Myanmar. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution
Synonyms
Classification
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Other data

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Iran, Myanmar, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus

Homotypic Synonyms

Andrachne chinensis Bunge in Enum. Pl. China Bor.: 59 (1833)
Arachne chinensis (Bunge) Pojark. in Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 25: 342 (1940)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Andrachne bodinieri H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 187 (1913)
Andrachne cadishan Roxb. ex Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 5: 275 (1887), pro syn.
Andrachne capillipes (Pax) Hutch. in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 516 (1916)
Andrachne capillipes var. pubescens Hutch. in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 516 (1916)
Andrachne chinensis var. pubescens (Hutch.) Hand.-Mazz. in Symb. Sin. 7: 221 (1931)
Andrachne colchica Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 4: 1137 (1879)
Andrachne hirsuta Hutch. in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 516 (1916)
Andrachne lolonum Hand.-Mazz. in Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 58: 178 (1921)
Andrachne montana Hutch. in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 517 (1916)
Andrachne nana (P.T.Li) Govaerts in R.Govaerts, D.G.Frodin & A.Radcliffe-Smith, World Checkl. & Bibliogr. Euphorbiaceae: 167 (2000)
Andrachne yunnanensis (P.T.Li) Govaerts in R.Govaerts, D.G.Frodin & A.Radcliffe-Smith, World Checkl. & Bibliogr. Euphorbiaceae: 170 (2000)
Arachne capillipes (Pax) Pojark. in Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 25: 342 (1940)
Arachne colchica (Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Boiss.) Pojark. in Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 25: 342 (1940)
Arachne hirsuta (Hutch.) Pojark. in Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 25: 342 (1940)
Arachne montana (Hutch.) Pojark. in Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 25: 342 (1940)
Flueggea capillipes Pax in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 427 (1900)
Leptopus capillipes (Pax) Pojark. in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 273 (1960)
Leptopus chinensis var. hirsutus (Hutch.) P.T.Li in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 474 (1983)
Leptopus chinensis var. pubescens (Hutch.) S.B.Ho in Fl. Tsinling. 1(3): 168 (1981)
Leptopus colchicus (Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Boiss.) Pojark. in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 274 (1960)
Leptopus hirsutus (Hutch.) Pojark. in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 271 (1960)
Leptopus lolonum (Hand.-Mazz.) Pojark. in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 274 (1960)
Leptopus montanus (Hutch.) Pojark. in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 274 (1960)
Leptopus nanus P.T.Li in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 474 (1983)
Leptopus yunnanensis P.T.Li in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 469 (1983)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Malpighiales

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Family
Phyllanthaceae

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Genus
Leptopus

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Leptopus chinensis

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (2018). Indo-Burmese Phyllanthaceae: A Taxonomic Revision: 1-437. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
Vorontsova, M.S. & Hoffmann, P. (2010). Revision of the genus Leptopus (Phyllanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Kew Bulletin 64: 627-644.
Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.Y. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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 chinensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

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IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Jan 1, 2009	Bretschneider, E.V. [667] China		K000186247	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 2009	s.coll. [s.n.] China		K000186250	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 2009	[illegible] [s.n.] China		K000186248	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 2009	s.coll. [s.n.] China		K000186249	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Aug 1, 2007	Wilson, E.H. [5773] China		K000186291	Type	Yes
Aug 1, 2007	Wilson, E., H. [3205] China		K000186254		Yes
Aug 1, 2007	Wilson, E.H. [3204] China		K000186289	Type	Yes
Aug 1, 2007	Wilson, E.H. [4453] China		K000186288	Type	Yes
Aug 1, 2007	Faber, E. [4] China		K000186292		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K004428947		Yes
	Hu, S.Y. [19741] China		K004428927		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K004428946		Yes
	s.coll. [5378-B] United Kingdom		K004428939		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K004428948		Yes
	Guocheng-yong [[20063502I]] China		K004428926		Yes
	Guocheng-yong [20064-506-6] China		K004428928		Yes
	s.coll. [1350-65] United Kingdom		K004428940		Yes
	Hummel, D. [s.n.] China		K004428925		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K004428951		Yes
Jun 9, 2003	Furse, P. [1082] Iran	Andrachne colchica	K000186225		Yes
	Bowles scholarship Bot. Expd. [826] Iran	Andrachne colchica	K000186226		Yes
	Geltman, D. [s.n.] Georgia	Andrachne colchica	K000252581		No
	Schischikin, B. [476] Caucasus	Andrachne colchica	K000186227		Yes
Jun 23, 2003	Ward, T., Kingdon [5698] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186353		Yes
Jun 16, 2003	Forrest, George [21067] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186276		Yes
Jun 16, 2003	Williams, S., W. [11449] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186267		Yes
Jun 16, 2003	Chu, K.L. [3692] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186294		Yes
Jun 16, 2003	Forrest, George [22495] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186274		Yes
Jun 16, 2003	McLaren, H., D. [Mc/L c.46] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186261		Yes
Jun 16, 2003	Forrest, George [10288] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186257		Yes
Jun 16, 2003	Forrest, George [20673] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186270		Yes
Jun 16, 2003	Forrest, George China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186263		Yes
Jun 16, 2003	Delaire, J.M. [3601] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186268		Yes
Jun 12, 2003	Schneider, Camillo [1208] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186243		Yes
Jun 12, 2003	Faber, E. [s.n.] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186244		Yes
Jun 12, 2003	s.coll. [829] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186241		Yes
Jun 12, 2003	Fang, W., P. [5563] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186245		Yes
Jun 9, 2003	Wang, T.P. [2812] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186237		Yes
Jun 9, 2003	Purdom, Wm. [1079] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186233		Yes
Jun 9, 2003	LoNigi [896] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186232		Yes
Jun 9, 2003	Licent, Abbe, E. [1143] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186238		Yes
Jun 9, 2003	Bushell, S., W. [2] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186228		Yes
	Forrest, George [11078] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186259		Yes
	Purdom, Wm. [881] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186295		Yes
	Liu, J.C. [L.352] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186234		Yes
	Forrest, George [11055] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186277		Yes
	Forrest, George [20768] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186266		Yes
	Fang, W., P. [7471] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186293		Yes
	Bushell, S., W. [s.n.] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186230		Yes
	Forrest, George [10532] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186258		Yes
	Fang, W., P. [1481] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186290		Yes
	Chu, K.L. [2651] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186246		Yes
	Liu, J.C. [435] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186236		Yes
	Chanet, T. [902] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186231		Yes
	Forrest, George [22554] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186264		Yes
	Forrest, George [10894] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186269		Yes
	David, M., l'abbe A. [2407] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186229		Yes
	Hsia, W.Y. [1610] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186235		Yes
	Licent, Abbe, E. [2380] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186239		Yes
	Licent, Abbe, E. [1136] China	Andrachne chinensis	K000186240		Yes

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Leptopus chinensis (Bunge) Pojark.

Distribution

Native to:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

Kew Backbone Distributions

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Bulletin

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

Leptopus chinensis (Bunge) Pojark.

Distribution

Native to:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

Kew Backbone Distributions

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (60 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Bulletin

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index