Carphalea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Knoxieae
Genus: Carphalea
Species: C. cloiselii – C. linearifolia – C. madagascariensis
Name

Carphalea Juss., Gen. Pl. 198. (1789)

Carphalea madagascariensis Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 258. t. 59. (undated)

References

Jussieu, A.L. de 1789. Genera Plantarum (Jussieu) 198.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Carphalea. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 24.
Ferm, J., Kårehed, J.E.S.P.E.R., Bremer, B. & Razafimandimbison, S.G. 2016. Paracarphalea, a new genus of the coffee family segregated from the Malagasy endemic genus Carphalea (Rubiaceae, Rubioideae, Knoxieae). Phytotaxa 263(2): 98-112. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.263.2.2 PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Carphalea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Carphalea. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 24 2018.

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

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

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