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Carpolobia

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Carpolobia
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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]

Description

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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]

Species

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As of April 2024, there are 5 accepted species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Carpolobia G.Don". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Carpolobia". International Plant Names Index. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Don, George (1831). A general history of the dichlamydeous plants :comprising complete descriptions of the different orders...the whole arranged according to the natural system /. J.G. and F. Rivington. p. 370. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Hooker, William Jackson; Bentham, George; Hooker, Joseph Dalton; Vogel, Julius Rudolph Theodor; Webb, Philip Barker (1849). Niger flora; or, An enumeration of the plants of western tropical Africa. H. Bailliere; [etc., etc.] Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Oliver, Daniel (1868). Flora of tropical Africa. L. Reeve and co. pp. 135–136. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Eriksen, Bente (1993). "Phylogeny of the Polygalaceae and its taxonomic implications". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 186 (1/2): 33–55. Bibcode:1993PSyEv.186...33E. doi:10.1007/BF00937712. ISSN 0378-2697. JSTOR 23674643. S2CID 32590790.
  7. ^ a b Arboretum, Arnold (1985). "Journal of the Arnold Arboretum". v.66 (1985). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University [etc.] Retrieved July 18, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)