Carterella

Carterella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1][2][3] The genus contains only one species, viz. Carterella alexanderae, which is endemic to Baja California Sur in Mexico. It grows on steep slopes in the mountains.[4]

Carterella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Carterella
Terrell
Species:
C. alexanderae
Binomial name
Carterella alexanderae
(A.M.Carter) Terrell
Synonyms
  • Bouvardia alexanderae A.M.Carter
  • Hedyotis alexanderae (A.M.Carter) W.H.Lewis

References

  1. Terrell, Edward Everett. 1987. Brittonia 39(2): 250, Carterella alexanderae
  2. Carter, Annetta Mary. 1955. Madroño 13(4): 142–144, f. 1–2. Bouvardia alexanderae
  3. Lewis, Walter Hepworth. 1968. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 55(1): 31 Hedyotis alexanderae
  4. "Carterella in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 11 June 2014.


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