Leroya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
clade: | Angiosperms |
clade: | Eudicots |
clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Vanguerieae |
Genus: | Leroya Cavaco |
Type species | |
Leroya madagascariensis Cavaco |
Leroya was a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family but is no longer recognized. The genus contained two species, i.e. L. madagascariensis and L. richardiae, which are endemic to Madagascar. It was sunk into synonymy with Pyrostria.[1]