Canephora
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Canephora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, indigenous to Madagascar.[1][2]
Description
The name Canephora, "basket bearer", refers to both the flattened peduncle topped by a "hollowed apex bearing flowers" and to the ritual office for unmarried young women in ancient Greece, as bearer of a sacred basket full of offerings during processions at festivals.[3]
Canephora is unique in Rubiaceae in having peduncles transformed into flattened, green axes called phylloclades.[4]
Canephora madagascariensis has bright white, campanulate flowers and apparently edible, red fruits, locally known as "hazongalala".[5]
Species
Currently, five species are recognized, but several new species await description.[4]
- Canephora angustifolia Wernham
- Canephora goudotii Wernham
- Canephora humblotii Drake
- Canephora madagascariensis J.F.Gmel.
- Canephora maroana A.DC.
References
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