Landiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Landiopsis capuronii.[3]
Landiopsis capuronii is native to northern Madagascar. There are eight known subpopulations in Diana and northern Sava regions.[1]
The species is threatened by habitat loss from human activities, including shifting cultivation and logging. There ia a subpopulation in Loky Manambato protected area.[1]
The genus name of Landiopsis is in honour of Jérôme Lalande (1732–1807), a French astronomer, freemason and writer.[4] The Latin specific epithet of capuronii refers to Botanist René Paul Raymond Capuron (1921–1971) who originally described the species.[5]Both genus and species were first described and published in Adansonia, séries 3, Vol.20 on page 132 in 1998.[3]