Biology:Carpolobia
| 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 |
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
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
As of June 2020, there are 5 accepted species:[1]
- Carpolobia alba G.Don
- Carpolobia gabonica Breteler
- Carpolobia goetzei Gürke
- Carpolobia gossweileri (Exell) E.M.A. Petit
- Carpolobia lutea G.Don
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Carpolobia G.Don". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:32328-1.
- ↑ "Carpolobia". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/32328-1.
- ↑ 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/390175#page/398/mode/1up. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ↑ 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.]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/552018#page/235/mode/1up. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ↑ Oliver, Daniel (1868). Flora of tropical Africa. L. Reeve and co.. pp. 135–136. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/347825#page/190/mode/1up. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ↑ Eriksen, Bente (1993). "Phylogeny of the Polygalaceae and its taxonomic implications". Plant Systematics and Evolution 186 (1/2): 33–55. doi:10.1007/BF00937712. ISSN 0378-2697.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Arboretum, Arnold (1985). Journal of the Arnold Arboretum.. v.66 (1985). Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University [etc.]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9254602#page/368/mode/1up. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q9697718 entry
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