Lethedon

Genus of shrubs

Lethedon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Subfamily: Octolepidoideae
Genus: Lethedon
Biehler (1807)
Species[1]

15, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Kaernbachia Kuntze (1891)
  • Microsemma Labill. (1825)

Lethedon is a genus of shrubs in the Thymelaeaceae family native to Queensland, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu.[1][2] It is related to Arnhemia, Deltaria, Gonystylus and Solmsia.[3]

Species

15 species are accepted.[1]

  • Lethedon balansae (Baill.) Kosterm.
  • Lethedon calleana (Guillaumin) Kosterm.
  • Lethedon cernua (Baill.) Kosterm.
  • Lethedon ciliaris (Baill.) Kosterm.
  • Lethedon comptonii (Baker f.) Kosterm.
  • Lethedon cordatoretusa Aymonin
  • Lethedon leratii (Guillaumin) Kosterm.
  • Lethedon microphylla (Guillaumin) Kosterm.
  • Lethedon oblonga (Schltr.) Kosterm.
  • Lethedon ovata (Guillaumin) Kosterm.
  • Lethedon salicifolia (Labill.) Aymonin
  • Lethedon setosa (C.T.White) Kosterm.
  • Lethedon sphaerocarpa (Baill. ex Guillaumin) Kosterm.
  • Lethedon tannensis Biehler
  • Lethedon thornei (Guillaumin) Aymonin

References

Wikispecies has information related to Angiosperms.
  1. ^ a b c d "Lethedon Biehler". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ Rogers, Z. S. 2009. A World Checklist of Thymelaeaceae (version 1). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. [first posted 9 July 2009]
  3. ^ Beaumont, A. J., T. J. Edwards, J. Manning, O. Maurin, M. Rautenbach, M. C. Motsi, M. F. Fay, M. W. Chase, and M. Van Der Bank. (2009) Gnidia (Thymelaeaceae) Is Not Monophyletic: Taxonomic Implications for Thymelaeoideae and a Partial New Generic Taxonomy for Gnidia.” Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 160 (4): 402–17.
Taxon identifiers
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