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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Octolepidoideae |
| Genus: | Lethedon Biehler (1807) |
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15, see text | |
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Lethedon is a genus of shrubs in the Thymelaeaceae family native to Queensland, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu. It is related to Arnhemia, Deltaria, Gonystylus and Solmsia.
Species
15 species are accepted.
- Lethedon balansae (Baill.) Kosterm.
- Lethedon calleana (Guillaumin) Kosterm.
- Lethedon cernua (Baill.) Kosterm.
- Lethedon ciliaris (Baill.) Kosterm.
- Lethedon comptonii (Baker f.) Kosterm.
- Lethedon cordatoretusa Aymonin
- Lethedon leratii (Guillaumin) Kosterm.
- Lethedon microphylla (Guillaumin) Kosterm.
- Lethedon oblonga (Schltr.) Kosterm.
- Lethedon ovata (Guillaumin) Kosterm.
- Lethedon salicifolia (Labill.) Aymonin
- Lethedon setosa (C.T.White) Kosterm.
- Lethedon sphaerocarpa (Baill. ex Guillaumin) Kosterm.
- Lethedon tannensis Biehler
- Lethedon thornei (Guillaumin) Aymonin
References
- ^ "Lethedon Biehler". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Rogers, Z. S. 2009. A World Checklist of Thymelaeaceae (version 1). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
- Beaumont, A. J., T. J. Edwards, J. Manning, O. Maurin, M. Rautenbach, M. C. Motsi, M. F. Fay, M. W. Chase, and M. Van Der Bank. (2009) Gnidia (Thymelaeaceae) Is Not Monophyletic: Taxonomic Implications for Thymelaeoideae and a Partial New Generic Taxonomy for Gnidia.” Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 160 (4): 402–17.
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