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Carterella
Sign in to saveCarterella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Carterella alexanderae, which is endemic to Baja California Sur in Mexico. It grows on steep slopes in the mountains.
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Vinony's link graph records 5 inbound references to Carterella, and connects out to Mexico, plant and leaf.
It sits within the topics Flora of Baja California Sur, Monotypic Rubiaceae genera and Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Genus
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderSpongillida
- FamilySpongillidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- NHMUK, USF
- Recorded in
- United Kingdom, Mexico, United States, Germany, U.K.
Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Carterella
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Taxonomy
- Distribution
- References
- External links
Carterella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Carterella alexanderae, which is endemic to Baja California Sur in Mexico. It grows on steep slopes in the mountains.
== Description == This species is a woody perennial that grows 30 to 60 cm tall, with terete stems. The leaves are 15 to 45 mm long, and 3 to 10 mm wide, opposite or occasionally formed in whorls of three, shaped linear-lanceolate, and acute at their apex.
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