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. One species, Carapichea ipecacuanha, is used medicinally as the source of ipecac, a powerful emetic. Species include: Carapichea adinantha Carapichea affinis (Standl.) L.Andersson - Costa Rica, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil Carapichea altsonii Carapichea araguariensis Carapichea crebinervia Carapichea dolichophylla (Standl.) C.M.Taylor - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Carapichea fimbriflora Carapichea franquevilleana Carapichea guianensis Aubl. - Suriname, French Guiana, Amapá, Pará Carapichea ipecacuanha (Brot.) L.Andersson - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil Carapichea klugii Carapichea ligularis (Rudge) Delprete - Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana Carapichea lucida J.G.Jardim & Zappi - Bahia Carapichea maturacensis Carapichea necopinata Carapichea nivea Carapichea pacimonica Carapichea panurensis Carapichea sandwithiana Carapichea tillettii Carapichea urniformis Carapichea vasivensis Carapichea verrucosa References External links Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Carapichea Rubiaceae genera Palicoureeae