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. The sole species is Leidesia procumbens. The species is widespread in Southern Africa as far north as Democratic Republic of the Congo.

moved to Seidelia