title: Leptonema
text: # Leptonema
  
  Leptonema is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described in 1824. The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Leptonema glabrum (Leandri) Leandri
  * Leptonema venosum (Poir.) A.Juss.
  
  ## formerly included
  
  moved to Flueggea
  
  