Carlephyton

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Arophyteae
Genus: Carlephyton
Species: C. darainense – C. diegoense – C. glaucophyllum – C. madagascariense
Name

Carlephyton Jum., Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 3, 7: 187 (1919)
Type species: Carlephyton madagascariense Jum., Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 3, 7: 187 (1919)

References

Bogner, J. & Nusbaumer, L. (2012) A new species of Carlephyton (Araceae) from northern Madagascar with notes on the species of this genus, Willdenowia - Annals of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, 42(2): 209–217. DOI: 10.3372/wi.42.42206. Available on line [1]{{}}. Accessed 14 Nov. 2014.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Carlephyton in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Nov. 11. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Carlephyton. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Nov. 2014.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Carlephyton. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 11 2014.

Carlephyton is a genus of four species in the family Araceae, all endemic to Madagascar.[1]

Description

The species in this genus are seasonally dormant tubers. The leaves are cordate with a sub-marginal collective vein. The fine venation is reticulate. There are usually one to three leaves. The petiole sheath is short. Inflorescences are typical aroids with a spathe and spadix. It has no sterile appendix and its flowers, usually one to three, are unisexual. The spathe is not constricted and the lower part is persistent in anthesis. The berries tend to be orange-red.
Habitat

They are known to grow in tropical deciduous forests on limestone or basalt or in rock crevices.
Species

Four species are accepted:[1]

Carlephyton darainense Bogner & Nusb.
Carlephyton diegonse Bogner
Carlephyton glaucophyllum Bogner
Carlephyton madagascariense Jum.

References

Carlephyton Jum. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 12 September 2022.

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Simon J. Mayo, Josef Bogner, Peter C. Boyce: The Genera of Araceae. 1. published, Royal Botanic Gardens/ Kew Publishing, London 1997, ISBN 1-900347-22-9 (Full-text as PDF-file; Continental Printing, Belgium 1997).
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Protolog: Jum. 1919. Ann. Inst. Bot.-Géol. Colon. Marseille., III, 7: 187
Bogner, J. 1972. Revision der Arophyteae (Araceae). Bot. Jahrb.. 92: 1-63
Bogner, J. 1975. Aracées. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores. 31e. famille: 75 pp.