''Commicarpus'' is a genus 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 belonging to the family
Nyctaginaceae
Nyctaginaceae, the four o'clock family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions. The family has a unique fruit t ...
. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia,
and eight species are native to southern Africa.
Species of the genus are distinguished from one another by details of the
anthocarp and the shape and indumentum of the flower's lower coriaceous (or leathery) part. They grow in soil that is rich in
calcium
Calcium is a chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. As an alkaline earth metal, calcium is a reactive metal that forms a dark oxide-nitride layer when exposed to air. Its physical and chemical properties are most similar to ...
, and especially soil with a strong component of
heavy metals
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Heavy metals are generally defined as ...
.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
* ''
Commicarpus adenensis''
A.G.Mill.
* ''
Commicarpus ambiguus''
Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus arabicus''
Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus australis
''Commicarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native ...
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Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus boissieri''
(Heimerl) Cufod.
* ''
Commicarpus brandegeei''
Standl.
* ''
Commicarpus chinensis''
(L.) Heimerl
* ''
Commicarpus coctoris''
N.A.Harriman
* ''
Commicarpus decipiens''
Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus fallacissimus
''Commicarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native ...
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Heimerl Ex Oberm., Schweick. & Verdoorn
* ''
Commicarpus grandiflorus''
(A.Rich.) Standl.
* ''
Commicarpus greenwayi''
Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus heimerlii''
(Vierh.) Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus helenae''
(Roem. & Schult.) Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus hiranensis''
Thulin
* ''
Commicarpus insularum''
Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus lantsangensis''
D.Q.Lu
* ''
Commicarpus mistus
''Commicarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native ...
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Thulin
* ''
Commicarpus montanus
''Commicarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native ...
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Miré, H.Gillet & Quézel
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Commicarpus parviflorus
''Commicarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native ...
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Thulin
* ''
Commicarpus pedunculosus
''Commicarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native ...
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(A.Rich.) Cufod.
* ''
Commicarpus pentandrus
''Commicarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native ...
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(Burch.) Heimerl
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Commicarpus pilosus
''Commicarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native ...
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(Heimerl) Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus plumbagineus
''Commicarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native ...
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(Cav.) Standl.
* ''
Commicarpus praetermissus''
N.A.Harriman
* ''
Commicarpus ramosissimus''
Thulin
* ''
Commicarpus raynalii''
J.-P.Lebrun & Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus reniformis''
(Chiov.) Cufod.
* ''
Commicarpus scandens''
(L.) Standl.
* ''
Commicarpus simonyi''
(Heimerl & Vierh.) Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus sinuatus''
Meikle
* ''
Commicarpus squarrosus''
(Heimerl) Standl.
* ''
Commicarpus stenocarpus''
(Chiov.) Cufod.
* ''
Commicarpus tuberosus''
(Lam.) Standl.
Govaerts,
Rottbøll and Greuter & Burdet have published several combinations in the genus ''
Boerhavia
''Boerhavia'' is a genus of over 100 species in the Nyctaginaceae family. The genus was named for Herman Boerhaave, a Dutch botanist, and the genus name is frequently misspelled "''Boerhaavia''". Common names include spiderlings and hogweeds.
T ...
''. If these are followed the genus ''Commicarpus'' would be much smaller.
Gallery
Commicarpus australis (7597006044).jpg,
Commicarpus chinensis (3106624008).jpg,
Pink Nyctaginaceae (Commicarpus pentandrus) (11587096744).jpg,
Wartclub - Flickr - pellaea.jpg,
References
Nyctaginaceae
Caryophyllales genera
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