Carlephyton

Carlephyton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Arophyteae
Genus:	Carlephyton; Jum.
Species
	Carlephyton diegonse; Carlephyton glaucophyllum; Carlephyton madagascariense

Carlephyton is a genus of three species in the family Araceae. 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.

References

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.

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