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'''''Carlephyton''''' is a genus of three species in the family [[Araceae]]. The three species in this genus are seasonally dormant tubers. The leaves are [[leaf shape|cordate]] with a sub-marginal [[collective vein]]. The fine venation is [[wikt:reticulate|reticulate]]. There are usually one to three leaves. The petiole sheath is short. [[Inflorescence]]s are typical [[aroid]]s with a [[spathe]] and [[spadix]]. It has no sterile appendix and its flowers, usually one to three, are unisexual. The spathe is not constricted and the lower part is persistent in [[anthesis]]. The berries tend to be orange-red. They are known to grow in tropical deciduous forests on limestone or basalt or in rock crevices. |
'''''Carlephyton''''' is a genus of three species in the family [[Araceae]], all endemic to Madagascar. The three species in this genus are seasonally dormant tubers. The leaves are [[leaf shape|cordate]] with a sub-marginal [[collective vein]]. The fine venation is [[wikt:reticulate|reticulate]]. There are usually one to three leaves. The petiole sheath is short. [[Inflorescence]]s are typical [[aroid]]s with a [[spathe]] and [[spadix]]. It has no sterile appendix and its flowers, usually one to three, are unisexual. The spathe is not constricted and the lower part is persistent in [[anthesis]]. The berries tend to be orange-red. They are known to grow in tropical deciduous forests on limestone or basalt or in rock crevices. |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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*''[[Carlephyton diegonse]]'' |
*''[[Carlephyton diegonse]]'' <small>Bogner</small> |
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*''[[Carlephyton glaucophyllum]]'' |
*''[[Carlephyton glaucophyllum]]'' <small>Bogner</small> |
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*''[[Carlephyton madagascariense]]'' |
*''[[Carlephyton madagascariense]]'' <small>[[Jum.]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=34239 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families] |
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*Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. (1997) |
*Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. (1997) |
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*[http://www.cate-araceae.org/taxon/Index.do?id=11047] |
*[http://www.cate-araceae.org/taxon/Index.do?id=11047] |
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[[Category:Araceae genera]] |
[[Category:Araceae genera]] |
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[[Category:Endemic flora of Madagascar]] |
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Carlephyton is a genus of three species in the family Araceae, all endemic to Madagascar. The three species in this genus are seasonally dormant tubers. The leaves are cordate with a sub-marginal collective vein. The fine venation is reticulate. There are usually one to three leaves. The petiole sheath is short. Inflorescences are typical aroids with a spathe and spadix. It has no sterile appendix and its flowers, usually one to three, are unisexual. The spathe is not constricted and the lower part is persistent in anthesis. The berries tend to be orange-red. They are known to grow in tropical deciduous forests on limestone or basalt or in rock crevices.
Species
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. (1997)
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- Protolog: Jum. 1919. Ann. Inst. Bot.-Géol. Colon. Marseille., III, 7: 187
- Bogner, J. 1972. Revision der Arophyteae (Araceae). Bot. Jahrb.. 92: 1-63
- Bogner, J. 1975. Aracées. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores. 31e. famille: 75 pp.
External links
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