Leonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. It includes 23 species of small trees or shrubs native to tropical Central and South America, ranging from Guatemala to Bolivia and central Brazil.[1]

Leonia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Subfamily: Leonioideae
Genus: Leonia
Ruiz & Pav. (1799)
Species[1]

23; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Gloeospermum Triana & Planch. (1862)
  • Mayanaea Lundell (1974)
  • Rinoreocarpus Ducke (1925)
  • Steudelia Mart. (1827), nom. illeg.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Leonia Ruiz & Pav. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 January 2024.