Carapichea | |
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Carapichea ipecacuanha | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
Tribe: | Palicoureeae |
Genus: | Carapichea Aubl. (1775) |
Type species | |
Carapichea guianensis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Carapichea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Central America and northern South America from Nicaragua to Brazil. [2] One species, Carapichea ipecacuanha , is used medicinally as the source of ipecac, a powerful emetic.
24 species are accepted: [1]
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