Lepisanthes | |
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Lepisanthes tetraphylla | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Subfamily: | Sapindoideae |
Genus: | Lepisanthes |
Species | |
About 24-25 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Lepisanthes is a genus of 24[2][3] or 25[4] species of trees or shrubs native to tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Australia, and Madagascar.[2][3]
It includes species formerly classified in the genera Aphania, Erioglossum, and Otophora.[2]