Carphalea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Carphalea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Knoxieae
Genus: Carphalea
Juss.
Type species
Carphalea madagascariensis

Species edit

As of March 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted three species:[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Genera Plantarum 198, Carphalea
  2. ^ a b "Carphalea Juss.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-03-20