''Corrigiola'', the strapworts, are a genus of flowering plants in the family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactacea ...
, with a highly disjunct distribution in Mexico, South America, southern and eastern Africa, Madagascar, northwestern Africa, Europe and western Asia.
Together with ''
Telephium
''Telephium'' are a genus of flowering plants in the family Molluginaceae or Caryophyllaceae, found in Mediterranean parts of Europe, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and western Asia. They are annual or perennial herbs, sometimes becoming woody at ...
'' they form the tribe
Corrigioleae.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
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Corrigiola andina''
Planch. & Triana
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Corrigiola capensis''
Willd.
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Corrigiola crassifolia''
Chaudhri
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Corrigiola drymarioides''
Baker f.
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Corrigiola litoralis
''Corrigiola litoralis'' is a species of flowering plant known by the common name strapwort. It can be found as a native species in Europe and Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia i ...
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L.
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Corrigiola madagascariensis''
(Baker) H.Perrier
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Corrigiola palaestina''
Chaudhri
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Corrigiola paniculata''
Peter
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Corrigiola propinqua''
Gay
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Corrigiola squamosa''
Hook. & Arn.
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Corrigiola telephiifolia''
Pourr.
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Corrigiola vulcanica''
Ikonn.
References
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Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae genera