''Leptaulus'' is a
genus of
trees and
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
s in the
family Cardiopteridaceae described as a genus in 1862.
Tropicos, Leptaulus Benth.
/ref> It is native to tropical Africa including Madagascar.[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>
;Species[
]
References
Cardiopteridaceae
Asterid genera
Flora of Africa
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