Carlemannia Explained

Carlemannia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Carlemanniaceae, found in Nepal, the eastern Himalaya, Assam, Tibet, south-central and southeast China, Indochina, and Sumatra. Basal in their lineage, which is now thought to be the Lamiales, they have a chromosome count of 2n=30.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Carlemannia congesta Hook.f.
• Carlemannia griffithii Benth.
• Carlemannia tetragona Hook.f.

Notes and References

1. Yang . Xue . Lu . Shu-Gang . Peng . Hua . 6 September 2007 . First report of chromosome numbers of the Carlemanniaceae (Lamiales) . Journal of Plant Research . 120 . 6. 707–712 . 10.1007/s10265-007-0113-0 . 17805478 . 2007JPlR..120..707Y . 15797254 .
2. Web site: Carlemannia Benth. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 21 August 2020 .