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Genus of flowering plants

Leptogonum
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Leptogonum
Benth. (1880)
Species: L. domingense
Binomial name
Leptogonum domingense
Benth. (1880)

Leptogonum is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae. It has a single species, Leptogonum domingense, a shrub or tree endemic to the island of Hispaniola.

There are two accepted varieties:

  • Leptogonum domingense var. domingense
  • Leptogonum domingense var. molle (Urb.) Brandbyge

References

  1. Timyan, J. (2022). "Leptogonum domingense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T188900042A188914118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188900042A188914118.en. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Leptogonum domingense Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Leptogonum Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
Taxon identifiers
Leptogonum
Leptogonum domingense


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