Callipeltis
Callipeltis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
Tribe: | Rubieae |
Genus: | Callipeltis Steven |
Synonyms | |
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Callipeltis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was originally described in 1829.[1] The genus is found in Spain, North Africa, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, and Central Asia as far east as Pakistan and Kazakhstan.[2]
Species
[edit]- Callipeltis cucullaris (L.) DC. - Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the sheikdoms of the Persian Gulf.
- Callipeltis factorovskyi (Eig) Ehrend. - Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine
- Callipeltis microstegia Boiss. - Iran, Iraq
References
[edit]- ^ Steven, Christian von. 1829. Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 1: 275.
- ^ "Callipeltis in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
External links
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