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Home Plants tracheophyta magnoliopsida gentianales rubiaceae Carapichea

Aubl.

1775

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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. One species, Carapichea ipecacuanha, is used medicinally as the source of ipecac, a powerful emetic. 24 species are accepted: Carapichea adinantha (Standl.) C.M.Taylor Carapichea affinis (Standl.) L.Andersson - Costa Rica, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil Carapichea araguariensis (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor Carapichea cardenasiana C.M.Taylor Carapichea crebinervia (Standl.) C.M.Taylor Carapichea dolichophylla (Standl.) C.M.Taylor - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Carapichea fimbriflora (Steyerm.) C.M.Taylor Carapichea franquevilleana (Müll.Arg.) C.M.Taylor Carapichea galbaoensis (Steyerm.) O.Lachenaud & Delprete Carapichea guianensis Aubl. - Suriname, French Guiana, Amapá, Pará Carapichea ipecacuanha (Brot.) L.Andersson - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil Carapichea klugii (Standl.) C.M.Taylor Carapichea ligularis (Rudge) Delpr......read more on Wikipedia.