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Leptopus
Sign in to saveLeptopus, the maidenbushes, are a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae native to southern Asia from the Caucasus east to China and Maluku. The plants are monoecious herbs and shrubs with simple, entire leaves and small, green flowers.
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Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderLampriformes
- FamilyLophotidae
A small holarctic genus with two North American representatives.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Collections
- CAS, MO, MNHN, CUP, VT
- Recorded in
- China, Chine, United States, Taiwan
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Leptopus, the maidenbushes, are a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae native to southern Asia from the Caucasus east to China and Maluku. The plants are monoecious herbs and shrubs with simple, entire leaves and small, green flowers.
Leptopus is one of eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae and comprises 9 species. It is the sister of Actephila. The type species is Leptopus cordifolius. The name is derived from two Greek words, leptos, "thin, slender, or small", and pous, "foot", a reference to slender pedicels. The genus was first described in 1836 and revised in 2009.
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