''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. 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
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, and especially soil with a strong component of
heavy metals
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.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
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Commicarpus adenensis''
A.G.Mill.
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Commicarpus ambiguus''
Meikle
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Commicarpus arabicus''
Meikle
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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
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Commicarpus boissieri
''Boerhavia boissieri'' is a species of plant in the Nyctaginaceae family. It is a woody-based perennial with long, slender stems with fleshy leaves and small pink flowers. It grows throughout Egypt, Sahara Desert, Sudan, Eritrea, Zaire, Malawi, ...
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(Heimerl) Cufod.
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Commicarpus brandegeei
''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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Standl.
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Commicarpus chinensis
''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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(L.) Heimerl
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Commicarpus coctoris''
N.A.Harriman
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Commicarpus decipiens''
Meikle
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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
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Commicarpus grandiflorus''
(A.Rich.) Standl.
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Commicarpus greenwayi
''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
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Commicarpus heimerlii''
(Vierh.) Meikle
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Commicarpus helenae
''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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(Roem. & Schult.) Meikle
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Commicarpus hiranensis
''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
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Commicarpus insularum
''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
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Commicarpus lantsangensis
''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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D.Q.Lu
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Commicarpus praetermissus''
N.A.Harriman
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Commicarpus ramosissimus
''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
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Commicarpus raynalii
''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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J.-P.Lebrun & Meikle
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Commicarpus reniformis
''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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(Chiov.) Cufod.
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Commicarpus scandens''
(L.) Standl.
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Commicarpus simonyi
''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 & Vierh.) Meikle
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Commicarpus sinuatus''
Meikle
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Commicarpus squarrosus''
(Heimerl) Standl.
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Commicarpus stenocarpus
''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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(Chiov.) Cufod.
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Commicarpus tuberosus
''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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(Lam.) Standl.
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Rottbøll and Greuter & Burdet have published several combinations in the genus ''
Boerhavia''. 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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