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
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Synonyms
  • Barrowia Decne.
  • Curinila Schult.
  • Curnilia Raf.
  • Orthanthera Wight
  • Reinera Dennst.

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, the Indian subcontinent, and Indochina.