Carpolobia

Carpolobia alba

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Carpolobieae
Genus: Carpolobia
Species: C. alba – C. gabonica – C. goetzei – C. gossweileri – C. lutea

Name

Carpolobia G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 370. (1831)

• Type species: Non designatus.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Falya Desc. Nat. Malgache 9: 176. (1957)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regionalː Western Africa Angola, Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo Regionalː Central Africa Central African Republic, Congo, Uganda, Zambia Regionalː Eastern Africa Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania Regionalː Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Don, G. 1831. A general history of the dichlamydeous plants, comprising complete descriptions of the different orders; ...; the whole arranged according to the natural system. Vol. I.—Thalamiflorae. XXVIII+818 pp. J.G. and F. Rivington, et al., London. BHL Reference page. : 1: 370

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Carpolobia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 08. Reference page. 
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Carpolobia. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2016 Mar. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Carpolobia. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 24 2016. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Carpolobia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Mar. 2016. Reference page.

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