Callipeltis

Callipeltis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was originally described in 1829.^[1] The genus is found in Spain, North Africa, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, and Central Asia as far east as Pakistan and Kazakhstan.^[2]

Callipeltis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Rubioideae
Tribe:	Rubieae
Genus:	Callipeltis Steven
Synonyms
Cucullaria Kuntze Warburgina Eig

Species

• Callipeltis cucullaris (L.) DC. - Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the sheikdoms of the Persian Gulf.
• Callipeltis factorovskyi (Eig) Ehrend. - Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine
• Callipeltis microstegia Boiss. - Iran, Iraq