Carapichea
Sign in to saveCarapichea 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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- 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
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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 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