Carphalea

Carphalea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Carphalea
Carphalea kirondron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Knoxieae
Genus: Carphalea
Juss.
Type species
Carphalea madagascariensis

The species C. kirondron has been called "flaming beauty".[3]

Species
  • Carphalea angulata Baill.
  • Carphalea cloiselii Homolle
  • Carphalea kirondron Baill.
    • Carphalea kirondron subsp. geayi (Homolle) Puff
    • Carphalea kirondron subsp. kirondron
  • Carphalea linearifolia Homolle
  • Carphalea madagascariensis Lam.
  • Carphalea obovata
  • Carphalea pervilleana Baill.

References
  1. Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Genera Plantarum 198, Carphalea
  2. "Carphalea in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=1786


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