Carpolobia | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Tribe: | Carpolobieae |
Genus: |
Carpolobia G.Don (1831) |
Synonyms [1] | |
Falya Desc. (1957) |
Carpolobia is a genus of plants in the milkwort family ( Polygalaceae) that are native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. [1] It was first written about in 1831 by George Don, at which point 4 species were identified. [2] [3] In 1849, the number of accepted species went down to 2. The other 2 became part of the legume family. [4] The two species that remained, C. alba and C. lutea, were described as closely resembling each other. [5] It was initially in the Polygaleae tribe before being split off in 1992 along with the genus Atroxima to form the new tribe of Carpolobieae. [6]
Carpolobia are shrubs, small trees, or lianas. They produce flowers with 5 petals. [1] Its fruit are smooth, drupaceous, and uni- to tri-locular. They are 2 by 2.5 by 2.5 centimetres (0.79 by 0.98 by 0.98 in) and yellow to red-orange at maturity. [1] [7] The fruit's endocarp and exocarp are thin and its mesocarp is fleshy. [7]
As of April 2024, there are 5 accepted species: [1]
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Carpolobia | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Tribe: | Carpolobieae |
Genus: |
Carpolobia G.Don (1831) |
Synonyms [1] | |
Falya Desc. (1957) |
Carpolobia is a genus of plants in the milkwort family ( Polygalaceae) that are native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. [1] It was first written about in 1831 by George Don, at which point 4 species were identified. [2] [3] In 1849, the number of accepted species went down to 2. The other 2 became part of the legume family. [4] The two species that remained, C. alba and C. lutea, were described as closely resembling each other. [5] It was initially in the Polygaleae tribe before being split off in 1992 along with the genus Atroxima to form the new tribe of Carpolobieae. [6]
Carpolobia are shrubs, small trees, or lianas. They produce flowers with 5 petals. [1] Its fruit are smooth, drupaceous, and uni- to tri-locular. They are 2 by 2.5 by 2.5 centimetres (0.79 by 0.98 by 0.98 in) and yellow to red-orange at maturity. [1] [7] The fruit's endocarp and exocarp are thin and its mesocarp is fleshy. [7]
As of April 2024, there are 5 accepted species: [1]
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