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Chalepophyllum
Sign in to saveChalepophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The single species, Chalepophyllum guyanense, occurs in Guyana and southern Venezuela.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Chalepophyllum is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to Venezuela, Guyana and plant.
Vinony files it under Flora of Guyana, Flora of Venezuela and Monotypic Rubiaceae genera.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
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Chalepophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The single species, Chalepophyllum guyanense, occurs in Guyana and southern Venezuela.
This species is a low, branching shrub with somewhat rounded, leathery leaves. The inflorescence is made up of one to five flowers located in the leaf axils. The flowers are variable in shape and size but are generally funnel-shaped and white in color. The fruit is a woody capsule.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chalepophyllum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.