Leidesia

Leidesia procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Acalypheae
Subtribe:	Mercurialinae
Genus:	Leidesia; Mull. Arg.
Species:	L. procumbens
Binomial name
	Leidesia procumbens; (L.) Prain
Synonyms
	Mercurialis procumbens L.; Paradenocline procumbens (L.) Müll.Arg.; Adenocline procumbens (L.) Druce; Croton ricinocarpus L.; Croton ricinokarpos Houtt.; Mercurialis androgyna Steud.; Acalypha obtusa Thunb.; Mercurialis tricocca Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Krauss; Mercurialis capensis (L.f.) Spreng. ex Sond.; Leidesia capensis (L.f.) Müll.Arg.; Leidesia obtusa (Thunb.) Müll.Arg.; Leidesia sonderiana Müll.Arg.; Leidesia procumbens var. obtusa (Thunb.) Pax & K.Hoffm.;

Leidesia is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1866.^[2]^[3] The sole species is Leidesia procumbens. The species is widespread in Southern Africa as far north as Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1]

moved to Seidelia

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Leidesia procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Acalypheae
Subtribe:	Mercurialinae
Genus:	Leidesia Mull. Arg.
Species:	L. procumbens
Binomial name
*Leidesia procumbens* (L.) Prain
Synonyms^[1]
Mercurialis procumbens L. Paradenocline procumbens (L.) Müll.Arg. Adenocline procumbens (L.) Druce Croton ricinocarpus L. Croton ricinokarpos Houtt. Mercurialis androgyna Steud. Acalypha obtusa Thunb. Mercurialis tricocca Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Krauss Mercurialis capensis (L.f.) Spreng. ex Sond. Leidesia capensis (L.f.) Müll.Arg. Leidesia obtusa (Thunb.) Müll.Arg. Leidesia sonderiana Müll.Arg. Leidesia procumbens var. obtusa (Thunb.) Pax & K.Hoffm.