Lasiodiscus

The small trees have opposite, often asymmetric leaves. As with Colubrina, the flower ovaries are surrounded by a nectariferous disc that fills the receptacle. ==Habitat==

They regularly occur in the understorey of tropical forests, or alternatively in swamp forest. One species, L. rozeirae, is limited to mountain forest understorey. ==Relationships==

Lasiodiscus is morphologically similar to Colubrina, which occurs in the Neotropics, Asia and Afrotropics, but preliminary molecular analysis failed to group them as nearest relatives. ==Species==

There are 9 accepted species: • Lasiodiscus chevalieri Hutch. – • Lasiodiscus fasciculiflorus Engl. – Sierra Leone to Nigeria, w Cameroon and D.R.C. • Lasiodiscus holtzii Engl. – East Africa • Lasiodiscus mannii Hook. – central Africa • Lasiodiscus marmoratus C.H. Wright – Cameroon • Lasiodiscus mildbraedii Engl. – African tropics and locally along east coast to South Africa • Lasiodiscus pervillei Baill. – Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion and Comores : L. p. pervillei – widespread in Madagascar : L. p. ferrugineus (Verdc.) Figueiredo – local and vulnerable in East Africa • Lasiodiscus rozeirae A.W. Exell – São Tomé in Gulf of Guinea, vulnerable • Lasiodiscus usambarensis Engl. – Usambara Mountains and locally to Zimbabwe ==References==