Leptadenia
| Leptadenia | |
|---|---|
| Leptadenia pyrotechnica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
| Genus: | Leptadenia R.Br. |
Leptadenia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Africa, including Madagascar, as well as southwest Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
- Species
- Leptadenia arborea (Forssk.) Schweinf. - Sudan, Ethiopia
- Leptadenia lancifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Decne. - tropical Africa
- Leptadenia madagascariensis Decne. - Madagascar
- Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne. - widespread from Algeria to India
- Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wight & Arn. - Madagascar
- formerly included
transferred to other genera (Genianthus, Periploca)
- Leptadenia elliptica Blume synonym of Genianthus ellipticus (Blume) Bakh. f.
- Leptadenia visciformis Vatke synonym of Periploca visciformis (Vatke) K. Schum.