''Carpolobia'' is a genus of plants in the milkwort family (
Polygalaceae) that are native to Tropical Africa and Madagascar.
It was first written about in 1831 by
George Don, at which point 4 species were identified.
In 1849, the number of accepted species went down to 2. The other 2 became part of the
legume
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family.
The two species that remained, ''
C. alba'' and ''
C. lutea'', were described as closely resembling each other.
It was initially in the
Polygaleae tribe before being split off in 1992 along with the genus
Atroxima to form the new tribe of
Carpolobieae.
Description
''Carpolobia'' are shrubs, small trees, or
lianas. They produce flowers with 5 petals.
[ Its fruit are smooth, drupaceous, and ]uni-
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to tri-locular. They are and yellow to red-orange at maturity.[
]
Species
As of June 2020, there are 5 accepted species:[
*'' Carpolobia alba''
*'' Carpolobia gabonica''
*'' Carpolobia goetzei''
*'']Carpolobia gossweileri
''Carpolobia'' is a genus of plants in the milkwort family ( Polygalaceae) that are native to Tropical Africa and Madagascar. It was first written about in 1831 by George Don, at which point 4 species were identified. In 1849, the number of ...
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*''Carpolobia lutea
''Carpolobia lutea'' is a plant species in the milkwort family ( Polygalaceae). It is native to rainforests and the banks of streams with altitudes below in coastal areas of West Africa. ''C. lutea'' was first formally named by George Don in 1 ...
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References
Polygalaceae
Fabales genera
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