''Lingelsheimia'' is a
plant
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genus
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in the
families
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Phyllanthaceae (and previously placed in the family
Putranjivaceae), first described as a genus in 1909. It is native to central
Africa
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and
Madagascar
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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;Species[
# '']Lingelsheimia abbayesii
''Lingelsheimia'' is a plant genus in the families Phyllanthaceae (and previously placed in the family Putranjivaceae), first described as a genus in 1909. It is native to central Africa and Madagascar.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Sm ...
'' (Leandri) Radcl.-Sm. - Madagascar
# ''Lingelsheimia ambigua
''Lingelsheimia'' is a plant genus in the families Phyllanthaceae (and previously placed in the family Putranjivaceae), first described as a genus in 1909. It is native to central Africa and Madagascar.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Sm ...
'' (Leandri) Radcl.-Sm. - Madagascar
# ''Lingelsheimia fiherenensis
''Lingelsheimia'' is a plant genus in the families Phyllanthaceae (and previously placed in the family Putranjivaceae), first described as a genus in 1909. It is native to central Africa and Madagascar.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Sm ...
'' (Leandri) Radcl.-Sm. - Madagascar
# ''Lingelsheimia frutescens
''Lingelsheimia'' is a plant genus in the families Phyllanthaceae (and previously placed in the family Putranjivaceae), first described as a genus in 1909. It is native to central Africa and Madagascar.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Sm ...
'' Pax - Gabon, Zaire
# ''Lingelsheimia manongarivensis
''Lingelsheimia'' is a plant genus in the families Phyllanthaceae (and previously placed in the family Putranjivaceae), first described as a genus in 1909. It is native to central Africa and Madagascar.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smi ...
'' (Leandri) G.L.Webster - Madagascar
# ''Lingelsheimia sylvestris
''Lingelsheimia sylvestris'' is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa wit ...
'' (Radcl.-Sm.) Radcl.-Sm. - Tanzania
References
Phyllanthaceae
Malpighiales genera
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