Callipeltis

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Callipeltis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Rubieae
Genus: Callipeltis
Steven
Synonyms
  • Cucullaria Kuntze
  • WarburginaEig

Callipeltis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was originally described in 1829. [1] The genus is found in Spain, North Africa, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, and Central Asia as far east as Pakistan and Kazakhstan. [2]

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References

  1. Steven, Christian von. 1829. Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 1: 275.
  2. "Callipeltis in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 17 January 2013.