Carapichea

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Carapichea
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Carapichea ipecacuanha
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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]
  • IpecacuanhaRaf. (1838)
  • Nettlera Raf. (1838), nom. superfl.
  • StachyococcusStandl. (1936)

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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  1. Lacmellea abbreviataJ.F.Morales - Colombia
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  5. Lacmellea costanensisSteyerm. - N Venezuela
  6. Lacmellea densifoliata(Ducke) Markgr. - Pará
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  10. Lacmellea gracilis(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - N Peru, NW Brazil
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  12. Lacmellea klugiiMonach. - Peru
  13. Lacmellea macranthaJ.F.Morales - Ecuador
  14. Lacmellea microcarpa(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
  15. Lacmellea oblongataMarkgr. - SE Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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  20. Lacmellea ramosissima(Müll.Arg.) Markgr. - Colombia, S Venezuela, NW Brazil
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  1. Odontadenia anomala(Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) J.F.Macbr. - Peru, Bolivia
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