Leptaulus [SEP] parent taxon
Leptaulus
Leptaulus is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cardiopteridaceae described as a genus in 1862. It is native to tropical Africa including Madagascar.
- Species
, which has not been satisfactorily divided into orders. "Cynomorium" was raised to familial status as Cynomoriaceae, and along with Apodanthaceae and "Gumillea", remained unplaced in APG III. Five taxa were unplaced among the angiosperms in APG III because "Nicobariodendron" and "Petenaea" were added to the list.
"Leptaulus".
There is no apparent reason for the inclusion of "Leptaulus" in the list of unplaced taxa, other than the time lag between submission and publication. In 2001, in a phylogenetic