Caribea

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Caribea

Caribea Alain in Candollea 17: 113. 1960 sec. Bittrich & Kühn 19931
  • 1. Bittrich, V. & Kühn, U. 1993: Nyctaginaceae, 473 – 485. – In: Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J.G. & Bittrich, V. (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2. – Berlin, Heidelberg & New York: Springer

Notes

An endemic genus from Cuba that has a unique morphology among the Nyctaginaceae (Douglas & Spellenberg 2010). Caribea includes compact bush-forming taprooted perennials characterised by opposite leaves forming a stipulariform sheath at base (Bittrich & Kühn 1993; Douglas & Spellenberg 2010). Because the genus is known only from the type collection, the most recent classification system for the family (Douglas & Spellenberg 2010) included it in its own tribe Caribeeae. It is awaiting its re-discovery in the field.A,B,C

Bibliography

A. Bittrich, V. & Kühn, U. 1993: Nyctaginaceae, 473 – 485. – In: Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J.G. & Bittrich, V. (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2. – Berlin, Heidelberg & New York: Springer
B. Douglas, N. A. & Spellenberg, R. 2010: A new tribal classification of Nyctaginaceae. – Taxon 59: 905 – 910
C. Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., von Mering, S., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazan, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler, R., Ocampo, G. & Ochoterena, H. 2015: A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. – Willdenowia 45(3): 281-383. http://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45301