see text Leea (Tagalog: Talyantan) is a genus of plants in the family Vitaceae, subfamily Leeoideae, that are native to parts of central Africa, tropical Asia, Australia and Melanesia.

[1] It was previously placed in its own family, Leeaceae, based on morphological differences between it and other Vitaceae genera.

have concluded that the pollen of Leeaceae and Vitaceae suggests the families should remain separate while other studies[which?]

[2] The genus was named by Linnaeus after James Lee, the Scottish nurseryman based in Hammersmith, London who introduced many new plant discoveries to England at the end of the 18th century.

[3] Leea flowers are visited by a variety of potential insect pollinators, including flies, wasps, bees, butterflies, and beetles.