Leptopetalum biflorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Spermacoceae
Genus: Leptopetalum
Species: Leptopetalum biflorum

Name

Leptopetalum biflorum (L.) Neupane & N.Wikstr., Taxon 64: 317 (2015)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Oldenlandia biflora L., Sp. Pl. 1: 119 (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Gonotheca biflora (L.) Masam. in Sci. Rep. Kanazawa Univ., Biol. 4: 78 (1955)
  • Hedyotis biflora (L.) Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 272 (1792)
  • Thecagonum biflorum (L.) Babu in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 11: 214 (1969 publ. 1971)
• Heterotypic
  • Hedyotis alsinifolia Zipp. ex Span. in Linnaea 15: 317 (1841)
  • Hedyotis biflora var. uniflora Kurz in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 46: 133 (1877)
  • Hedyotis blumeana Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 726 (1840)
  • Hedyotis burmanniana Schult. & Schult.f. in Mant. 3: 133 (1827)
  • Hedyotis debilis Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 3: 200 (1818), nom. illeg.
  • Hedyotis dichotoma Cav. in Icon. 6: 53 (1801)
  • Hedyotis gracilis DC. in Prodr. 4: 419 (1830), nom. illeg.
  • Hedyotis hermanniana R.M.Dutta in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 23: 734 (1999)
  • Hedyotis media Cav. in Icon. 6: 53 (1801)
  • Hedyotis multiflora Cav. in Icon. 6: 53 (1801)
  • Hedyotis paniculata Rottler ex Wight & Arn. in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 417 (1834), nom. illeg.
  • Hedyotis ramosissima Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 972 (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Oldenlandia brachypoda Zoll. ex Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 192 (1857), not validly publ.
  • Oldenlandia dichotoma (Cav.) Willd. ex Cham. & Schltdl. in Linnaea 4: 155 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Oldenlandia multiflora (Cav.) DC., Prodr. 4: 427 (1830)
  • Oldenlandia radicans Roxb. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 413 (1834), not validly publ.

References

• Neupane, S., Dessein, S., Wikström, N., Lewis, P.O., Long, C., Bremer, B. & Motley, T.J. 2015. The Hedyotis-Oldenlandia complex (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae) in Asia and the Pacific: Phylogeny revisited with new generic delimitations. Taxon 64(2): 299-322. DOI: 10.12705/642.8 PDF. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Leptopetalum biflorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Leptopetalum biflorum. Published online. Accessed: 14 July 2015.