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Carapichea

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Carapichea
Carapichea ipecacuanha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Palicoureeae
Genus: Carapichea
Aubl. (1775)
Type species
Carapichea guianensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Ipecacuanha Raf. (1838)
  • Nettlera Raf. (1838), nom. superfl.
  • Stachyococcus Standl. (1936)

Carapichea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Central America and northern South America from Nicaragua to Brazil.[2] One species, Carapichea ipecacuanha, is used medicinally as the source of ipecac, a powerful emetic.

24 species are accepted:[1]

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