Leea Macrophylla

''Leea'' ( Tagalog: ''Talyantan'') is a genus of plants that are distributed throughout Northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea, South and Southeast Asia and parts of Africa. The APG IV system places ''Leea'' in the subfamily Leeoideae (Vitaceae). ''Leea'' is now placed in the family Vitaceae having previously been placed in its own family, Leeaceae, based on morphological differences between it and other Vitaceae genera. These differences include ovule number per locule (two in Vitaceae and one in Leeaceae), carpel number (two in Vitaceae and three in Leeaceae), and the absence or presence of a staminoidal tube (present in Leeaceae) and floral disc (present in Vitaceae). Pollen structure has also been examined for taxonomic demarcation, though studies have concluded that the pollen of Leeaceae and Vitaceae suggests the families should remain separate while other studies conclude that ''Leea'' should be included in Vitaceae.

The genus was named by Linnaeus after James Lee, the Scottish nurseryman based in Hammersmith, London who introduced many new plant discoveries to England at the end of the 18th century.

Ecology

''Leea'' flowers are visited by a variety of potential insect pollinators, including flies, wasps, bees, butterflies, and beetles. Some species may have evolved synchronized dichogamy as a mechanism to prevent self pollination.Molina, J. 2009. Floral biology of Philippine morphospecies of the grape relative Leea. ''Plant Species Biology'' 24: 53-6

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Species

''Plants of the World Online'' currently includes:Plants of the World Online: ''Leea'' D.Royen (retrieved 24 December 2021)
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# '' Leea aculeata'' Blume ex Spreng.
# ''Leea acuminatissima'' Merr.
# '' Leea adwivedica'' K.Kumar
# '' Leea aequata'' L.
# '' Leea alata'' Edgew.
# '' Leea amabilis'' H.J.Veitch
# '' Leea angulata'' Korth. ex Miq.
# '' Leea asiatica'' (L.) Ridsdale
# '' Leea compactiflora'' Kurz
# '' Leea congesta'' Elmer
# '' Leea coryphantha'' Lauterb.
# '' Leea curtisii'' King
# ''Leea glabra'' C.L.Li
# ''Leea gonioptera'' Lauterb.
# ''Leea grandifolia'' Kurz
# ''Leea guineensis'' G.Don
# ''Leea heterodoxa'' K.Schum. & Lauterb.
# ''Leea indica'' (Burm.f.) Merr.
# ''Leea krukoffiana'' Ridsdale
# ''Leea longifoliola'' Merr.
# '' Leea macrophylla'' Roxb. ex Hornem.
# ''Leea macropus'' Lauterb. & K.Schum.
# ''Leea magnifolia'' Merr.
# ''Leea papuana'' Merr. & L.M.Perry
# ''Leea philippinensis'' Merr.
# '' Leea quadrifida'' Merr.
# '' Leea rubra'' Blume
# ''Leea saxatilis'' Ridl.
# ''Leea setuligera'' C.B.Clarke
# ''Leea simplicifolia'' Zoll. & Moritzi
# ''Leea smithii'' Koord.
# ''Leea spinea'' Desc.
# ''Leea suaveolens'' Merr. & L.M.Perry
# ''Leea tetramera'' B.L.Burtt
# ''Leea thorelii'' Gagnep.
# ''Leea tinctoria'' Lindl. ex Baker
# ''Leea tuberculosemen'' C.B.Clarke
# ''Leea unifoliolata'' Merr.
# ''Leea zippeliana'' Miq.

References

External links

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Vitaceae genera