Carterella

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: Spermacoceae
Genus: Carterella
Species: C. alexanderae
Name

Carterella Terrell, Brittonia 39(2): 250. (1987)

monotypic taxon

References

Terrell, E.E. 1987. Brittonia; a Series of Botanical Papers 39(2): 250.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carterella in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Carterella. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 2 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Carterella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 2.

Carterella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1][2][3] The genus contains only one species, viz. Carterella alexanderae, which is endemic to Baja California Sur in Mexico. It grows on steep slopes in the mountains.[4]
References

Terrell, Edward Everett. 1987. Brittonia 39(2): 250, Carterella alexanderae
Carter, Annetta Mary. 1955. Madroño 13(4): 142–144, f. 1–2. Bouvardia alexanderae
Lewis, Walter Hepworth. 1968. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 55(1): 31 Hedyotis alexanderae
"Carterella in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 11 June 2014.