Lepidobotrys
| Lepidobotrys | |
|---|---|
| Lepidobotrys staudtii, from Vegetation der Erde (1915) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Lepidobotryaceae |
| Genus: | Lepidobotrys Engl. |
| Species: | L. staudtii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidobotrys staudtii Engl. | |
Lepidobotrys is a flowering plant genus in the family Lepidobotryaceae. It contains only one species, Lepidobotrys staudtii. L. staudtii is a small African tree, ranging from Cameroon eastward to Ethiopia.
The tannin 3,4,5-tri-O-galloylquinic acid is found in L. staudtii.