Carphalea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
Carphalea | |
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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 |
Species
editAs of March 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted three species:[2]
- Carphalea cloiselii Homolle
- Carphalea linearifolia Homolle
- Carphalea madagascariensis Lam.
References
edit- ^ Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Genera Plantarum 198, Carphalea
- ^ a b "Carphalea Juss.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-03-20