Commicarpus
Commicarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. The genus contain some 30 to 35 species which are native to the tropics and subtropics. Most are found in Africa and western Asia, and eight species are native to southern Africa.
Species of the genus are distinguished from one another by details of the anthocarp and the shape and indumentum of the flower's lower coriaceous part. They grow in soil that is rich in calcium, and especially soil with a strong component of heavy metals.
Species
The genus includes the following species:Commicarpus adenensis A.G.Mill.Commicarpus ambiguus MeikleCommicarpus arabicus MeikleCommicarpus australis MeikleCommicarpus boissieri Cufod.Commicarpus brandegeei Standl.Commicarpus chinensis HeimerlCommicarpus coctoris N.A.HarrimanCommicarpus decipiens MeikleCommicarpus fallacissimus Heimerl Ex Oberm., Schweick. & VerdoornCommicarpus grandiflorus Standl.Commicarpus greenwayi MeikleCommicarpus heimerlii MeikleCommicarpus helenae MeikleCommicarpus hiranensis ThulinCommicarpus insularum MeikleCommicarpus lantsangensis D.Q.LuCommicarpus mistus ThulinCommicarpus montanus Miré, H.Gillet & QuézelCommicarpus parviflorus ThulinCommicarpus pedunculosus Cufod.Commicarpus pentandrus HeimerlCommicarpus pilosus MeikleCommicarpus plumbagineus Standl.Commicarpus praetermissus N.A.HarrimanCommicarpus ramosissimus ThulinCommicarpus raynalii J.-P.Lebrun & MeikleCommicarpus reniformis Cufod.Commicarpus scandens Standl.Commicarpus simonyi MeikleCommicarpus sinuatus MeikleCommicarpus squarrosus Standl.Commicarpus stenocarpus Cufod.Commicarpus tuberosus Standl.Govaerts, Rottbøll and Greuter & Burdet have published several combinations in the genus Boerhavia. If these are followed the genus Commicarpus would be much smaller.