Lepinia

Lepinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Lepinia
Decne.

Lepinia is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1849. It is native to various islands in the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species[1]
  1. Lepinia marquisensis Lorence & W.L.Wagner - Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas
  2. Lepinia ponapensis Hosok. - Pohnpei in the Caroline Islands
  3. Lepinia solomonensis Hemsl. - New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  4. Lepinia taitensis Decne. - Moorea + Tahiti in the Society Islands

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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