Carterella
| Carterella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| 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 | |
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Carterella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family.[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]
References
- ↑ Terrell, Edward Everett. 1987. Brittonia 39(2): 250, Carterella alexanderae
- ↑ Carter, Annetta Mary. 1955. Madroño 13(4): 142–144, f. 1–2. Bouvardia alexanderae
- ↑ Lewis, Walter Hepworth. 1968. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 55(1): 31 Hedyotis alexanderae
- ↑ "Carterella in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved June 2014.
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