Carphalea Angulata
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''Carphalea'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules a ...
.Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Genera Plantarum 198, ''Carphalea''
/ref> It is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
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Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. The species ''C. kirondron'' has been called "flaming beauty".https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=1786


Species

* '' Carphalea angulata''
Baill. Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895. Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...
* '' Carphalea cloiselii'' Homolle * ''
Carphalea kirondron ''Carphalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. The species ''C. kirondron'' has been called "flaming beauty".https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant ...
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Baill. Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895. Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...
** ''Carphalea kirondron'' subsp. ''geayi'' (Homolle) Puff ** ''Carphalea kirondron'' subsp. ''kirondron'' * '' Carphalea linearifolia'' Homolle * '' Carphalea madagascariensis'' Lam. * '' Carphalea obovata'' * '' Carphalea pervilleana''
Baill. Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895. Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...


References


External links


Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Carphalea''
Rubiaceae genera Knoxieae Endemic flora of Madagascar Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rubioideae-stub