CarlephytonCarlephyton is a genus of four species in the family Araceae, all endemic to Madagascar.DescriptionThe species in this genus are seasonally dormant tubers. The leaves are cordate with a sub-marginal collective vein. The fine venation is reticulate. There are usually one to three leaves. The petiole sheath is short. Inflorescences are typical aroids with a spathe and spadix. It has no sterile appendix and its flowers, usually one to three, are unisexual. The spathe is not constricted and the lower part is persistent in anthesis. The berries tend to be orange-red.HabitatThey are known to grow in tropical deciduous forests on limestone or basalt or in rock crevices.SpeciesFour species are accepted:Carlephyton darainense Carlephyton diegonse Carlephyton glaucophyllum ''Carlephyton madagascariense''