Leptopus

Leptopus, the maidenbushes, are a group of plants in the flowering plant family Phyllanthaceae. Leptopus is one of eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae and comprises 9 species. It is the sister of Actephila. The type species is Leptopus cordifolius. The range of the genus is tropical and subtropical Asia. The name is derived from two Greek words, leptos, "thin, slender, or small", and pous, "foot", a reference to slender pedicels.