Carpolobia is a genus of plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) that are native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.[1] It was first written about in 1831 by George Don, at which point 4 species were identified.[2][3] In 1849, the number of accepted species went down to 2. The other 2 became part of the legume family.[4] The two species that remained, C. alba and C. lutea, were described as closely resembling each other.[5] It was initially in the Polygaleae tribe before being split off in 1992 along with the genus Atroxima to form the new tribe of Carpolobieae.[6]
| Carpolobia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Tribe: | Carpolobieae |
| Genus: | Carpolobia G.Don (1831) |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Falya Desc. (1957) | |
Description
editCarpolobia are shrubs, small trees, or lianas. They produce flowers with 5 petals.[1] Its fruit are smooth, drupaceous, and uni- to tri-locular. They are 2 by 2.5 by 2.5 centimetres (0.79 by 0.98 by 0.98 in) and yellow to red-orange at maturity.[1][7] The fruit's endocarp and exocarp are thin and its mesocarp is fleshy.[7]
Species
editAs of April 2024, there are 5 accepted species:[1]
- Carpolobia alba G.Don
- Carpolobia gabonica Breteler
- Carpolobia goetzei Gürke
- Carpolobia gossweileri (Exell) E.M.A.Petit
- Carpolobia lutea G.Don
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Carpolobia G.Don". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Carpolobia". International Plant Names Index. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ Don, George (1831). A general history of the dichlamydeous plants :comprising complete descriptions of the different orders...the whole arranged according to the natural system /. J.G. and F. Rivington. p. 370. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ Hooker, William Jackson; Bentham, George; Hooker, Joseph Dalton; Vogel, Julius Rudolph Theodor; Webb, Philip Barker (1849). Niger flora; or, An enumeration of the plants of western tropical Africa. H. Bailliere; [etc., etc.] Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ Oliver, Daniel (1868). Flora of tropical Africa. L. Reeve and co. pp. 135–136. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Eriksen, Bente (1993). "Phylogeny of the Polygalaceae and its taxonomic implications". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 186 (1/2): 33–55. Bibcode:1993PSyEv.186...33E. doi:10.1007/BF00937712. ISSN 0378-2697. JSTOR 23674643. S2CID 32590790.
- ^ a b Arboretum, Arnold (1985). "Journal of the Arnold Arboretum". v.66 (1985). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University [etc.] Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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