Carapichea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Central America and northern South America from Nicaragua to Brazil. One species, Carapichea ipecacuanha, is used medicinally as the source of ipecac, a powerful emetic.
Species include:
Carapichea adinanthaCarapichea affinis (Standl.) L.Andersson - Costa Rica, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, BrazilCarapichea altsoniiCarapichea araguariensisCarapichea crebinerviaCarapichea dolichophylla (Standl.) C.M.Taylor - Colombia, Ecuador, PeruCarapichea fimbrifloraCarapichea franquevilleanaCarapichea guianensis Aubl. - Suriname, French Guiana, Amapá, ParáCarapichea ipecacuanha (Brot.) L.Andersson - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, BrazilCarapichea klugiiCarapichea ligularis (Rudge) Delprete - Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, GuyanaCarapichea lucida J.G.Jardim & Zappi - BahiaCarapichea maturacensisCarapichea necopinataCarapichea niveaCarapichea pacimonicaCarapichea panurensisCarapichea sandwithianaCarapichea tillettiiCarapichea urniformisCarapichea vasivensisCarapichea verrucosa
