Leptaulus is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cardiopteridaceae described as a genus in 1862. It is native to tropical Africa including Madagascar. species 1. \n* Leptaulus citrioides - Madagascar 2. \n* Leptaulus congolanus - from Nigeria to Zaire 3. \n* Leptaulus daphnoides - from Senegal to Tanzania 4. \n* Leptaulus grandifolius - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo Rep, Eq Guinea 5. \n* Leptaulus holstii - from Cameroon to Angola 6. \n* Leptaulus madagascariensis - Madagascar