Carpacoce Heteromorpha
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''Carpacoce'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
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Rubiaceae Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole ( ...
.Sonder, Otto Wilhelm in W.H.Harvey et al. 1865. Flora Capensis; being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal. London, p 32-33
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endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
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Cape Floristic Region The Cape Floral Region is a floristic region located near the southern tip of South Africa. It is the only floristic region of the Cape Floristic Kingdom, and includes only one floristic province, known as the Cape Floristic Province. The Cap ...
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Species

*'' Carpacoce burchellii'' Puff *'' Carpacoce curvifolia'' Puff *'' Carpacoce gigantea'' Puff (apparently extinct) *'' Carpacoce heteromorpha'' (H.Buek) Bolus *'' Carpacoce scabra'' ( Thunb.) Sond. **''Carpacoce scabra'' subsp. ''rupestris'' Puff **''Carpacoce scabra'' subsp. ''scabra'' *'' Carpacoce spermacocea'' ( Rchb. ex Spreng.) Sond. **''Carpacoce spermacocea'' subsp. ''orientalis'' Puff **''Carpacoce spermacocea'' subsp. ''spermacocea'' *'' Carpacoce vaginellata'' Salter


References


External links


Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Carpacoce''
Rubiaceae genera Anthospermeae Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Taxa named by Otto Wilhelm Sonder {{Rubioideae-stub