Chalepophyllum

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: Ixoroideae
Tribus: Sipaneeae
Genus: Chalepophyllum
Species: C. guyanense
Name

Chalepophyllum Hook.f., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 12: t. 1148. (1873) et later in Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 2(1): 50. 7-9. (1873)

monotypic taxon

References

Hooker, J.D. 1873. Genera Plantarum 2: 50.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Chalepophyllum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Chalepophyllum. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 3 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Chalepophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 3.
Tropicos.org: Rubiaceae: Chalepophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 3.

Chalepophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The single species, Chalepophyllum guyanense, occurs in Guyana and southern Venezuela.[1]

This species is a low, branching shrub with somewhat rounded, leathery leaves. The inflorescence is made up of one to five flowers located in the leaf axils. The flowers are variable in shape and size but are generally funnel-shaped and white in color. The fruit is a woody capsule.[1]

This plant grows in wet scrub and cloud forests.[1]

References

Chalepophyllum. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.