Carapichea

Updated on Dec 11, 2023

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Kingdom Plantae Clade Eudicots Order Gentianales Scientific name Carapichea Rank Genus		Clade Angiosperms Clade Asterids Family Rubiaceae Higher classification Psychotrieae

Similar Carapichea ipecacuanha, Rubiaceae, Margaritopsis, Rosenbergiodendron, Arachnothryx

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 adinantha

Carapichea affinis (Standl.) L.Andersson - Costa Rica, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil

Carapichea altsonii

Carapichea araguariensis

Carapichea crebinervia

Carapichea dolichophylla (Standl.) C.M.Taylor - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Carapichea fimbriflora

Carapichea franquevilleana

Carapichea guianensis Aubl. - Suriname, French Guiana, Amapá, Pará

Carapichea ipecacuanha (Brot.) L.Andersson - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil

Carapichea klugii

Carapichea ligularis (Rudge) Delprete - Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana

Carapichea lucida J.G.Jardim & Zappi - Bahia

Carapichea maturacensis

Carapichea necopinata

Carapichea nivea

Carapichea pacimonica

Carapichea panurensis

Carapichea sandwithiana

Carapichea tillettii

Carapichea urniformis

Carapichea vasivensis

Carapichea verrucosa

References

Carapichea Wikipedia

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