Carpotroche

Carpotroche
Fruit of Carpotroche platyptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Carpotroche
Endl.
Species

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Carpotroche is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Achariaceae.[1] It is native to the American tropics.[1]

Taxonomy

13 species are accepted.[2]

  • Carpotroche amazonica Mart. ex Eichler
  • Carpotroche brasiliensis (Raddi) A.Gray
  • Carpotroche caceresiae D. Santam
  • Carpotroche crispidentata Ducke
  • Carpotroche froesiana Sleumer
  • Carpotroche grandiflora Spruce ex Eichler
  • Carpotroche integrifolia Kuhlm.
  • Carpotroche longifolia (Poepp.) Benth.
  • Carpotroche pacifica (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec.
  • Carpotroche pausandrifolia D.Santam. & Aguilar
  • Carpotroche platyptera Pittier
  • Carpotroche ramosii (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec.
  • Carpotroche surinamensis Uittien

References

  1. 1 2 Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. pp. 102–103. ISBN 9780123969545.
  2. ↑ "Carpotroche Endl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 May 2026.