Carlephyton Explained

Carlephyton is a genus of four species in the family Araceae, all endemic to Madagascar.

Description

The species in this genus are seasonally dormant tubers. The leaves are cordate with a sub-marginal collective vein. The fine venation is reticulate. There are usually one to three leaves. The petiole sheath is short. Inflorescences are typical aroids with a spathe and spadix. It has no sterile appendix and its flowers, usually one to three, are unisexual. The spathe is not constricted and the lower part is persistent in anthesis. The berries tend to be orange-red.

Habitat

They are known to grow in tropical deciduous forests on limestone or basalt or in rock crevices.

Species

Four species are accepted:^[1]

• Carlephyton darainense
• Carlephyton diegonse
• Carlephyton glaucophyllum
• Carlephyton madagascariense

References

• Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
• Simon J. Mayo, Josef Bogner, Peter C. Boyce: The Genera of Araceae. 1. published, Royal Botanic Gardens/ Kew Publishing, London 1997, (Full-text as PDF-file; Continental Printing, Belgium 1997).
• http://www.cate-araceae.org/taxon/Index.do?id=11047
• Protolog: Jum. 1919. Ann. Inst. Bot.-Géol. Colon. Marseille., III, 7: 187
• Bogner, J. 1972. Revision der Arophyteae (Araceae). Bot. Jahrb.. 92: 1-63
• Bogner, J. 1975. Aracées. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores. 31e. famille: 75 pp.

External links

• Network Araceae
• Relevant page in CATE Araceae
• Aroid
• GBIF

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:2740-1 Carlephyton Jum.