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Carlephyton
Sign in to saveCarlephyton is a genus of four species in the family Araceae, all endemic to Madagascar.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAraceae
Carlephyton — род многолетних клубневых травянистых растений семейства Ароидные (Araceae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Araceae
- Collections
- MO, MNHN, K
- Recorded in
- Madagascar
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Carlephyton is a genus of four species in the family Araceae, all endemic to Madagascar.
==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.
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