Carapichea

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.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae

Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua

Observations recorded3,187

Carapichea (лат.) — род тропических растений из семейства Мареновые (Rubiaceae), распространённых по территории Южной и Центральной Америки. Наиболее известный представитель рода — Ипекакуана до последнего времени относился к близкому роду Психотрия (Psychotria).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 70
With media: 33
Family: Rubiaceae
Collections: F, US, USP-IB, NY, UFPB, CEPLAC
Recorded in: Bolivia, Guyana, Brasil, Brazil

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Rubiaceae
Image: Psychotria ipecacuanha - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-251.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Carapichea
Commons category: Carapichea
topic's main category: Category:Carapichea
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=19831
taxon common name: 头沛木属

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24 species are accepted: Carapichea adinantha Carapichea affinis (Standl.) L.Andersson - Costa Rica, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil Carapichea araguariensis Carapichea cardenasiana Carapichea crebinervia Carapichea dolichophylla (Standl.) C.M.Taylor - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Carapichea fimbriflora Carapichea franquevilleana Carapichea galbaoensis Carapichea guianensis Aubl. - Suriname, French Guiana, Amapá, Pará Carapichea ipecacuanha (Brot.) L.Andersson - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil Carapichea klugii Carapichea ligularis (Rudge) Delprete - Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana Carapichea lucida J.G.Jardim & Zappi - Bahia Carapichea maturacensis Carapichea necopinata Carapichea pacimonica Carapichea panurensis Carapichea sandwithiana Carapichea squamelligera Carapichea tillettii Carapichea urniformis Carapichea vasivensis Carapichea verrucosa

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