''Carlephyton'' is a genus of four species in the family

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, all endemic to

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Description

The species in this genus are seasonally dormant tubers. The leaves are cordate with a sub-marginal

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. The fine venation is

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. There are usually one to three leaves. The petiole sheath is short.

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s are typical aroids with a

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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:''Carlephyton'' Jum.
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'', Kew Science. Accessed 12 September 2022. *'' Carlephyton darainense'' *'' Carlephyton diegonse'' *'' Carlephyton glaucophyllum'' *'' Carlephyton madagascariense''

References

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,
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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.

External links

Network AraceaeRelevant page in CATE AraceaeAroidGBIF
Aroideae Araceae genera Endemic flora of Madagascar {{Araceae-stub