Capitanopsis Explained

Capitanopsis is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1916. It contains six known species, all endemic to Madagascar.^[1]

Taxonomy

Phylogeny

In 2019, Paton et al. published a summary cladogram for the subtribe Plectranthinae, based on an earlier 2018 study. The formerly recognized monotypic genera Dauphinea, Madlabium and Perrierastrum were found to form a clade with three species placed in Capitanopsis, so were transferred to that genus. Capitanopsis was a sister of the newly established genus Equilabium.

Species

Paton et al. (2018) recognize six species:

• Capitanopsis albida (Baker) Hedge
• Capitanopsis angustifolia (Moldenke) Capuron
• Capitanopsis brevilabra (Hedge) Mwany., A.J.Paton & Culham, syn. Dauphinea brevilabra
• Capitanopsis cloiselii S.Moore
• Capitanopsis magentea (Hedge) Mwany., A.J.Paton & Culham, syn. Madlabium magenteum
• Capitanopsis oreophila (Guillaumin) Mwany., A.J.Paton & Culham, syns. Plectanthus bipinnatus, Perrierastrum oreophilum

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=34030 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families