Carlephyton

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

Carlephyton is a genus of four species in the family Araceae, all endemic to Madagascar.^[1]

Description

The 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.

Habitat

They are known to grow in tropical deciduous forests on limestone or basalt or in rock crevices.

Species

Four species are accepted:^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Carlephyton Jum. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 12 September 2022.

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Simon J. Mayo, Josef Bogner, Peter C. Boyce: The Genera of Araceae. 1. published, Royal Botanic Gardens/ Kew Publishing, London 1997, ISBN 1-900347-22-9 (Full-text as PDF-file; Continental Printing, Belgium 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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[powo-1] Carlephyton Jum. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 12 September 2022.

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