Capitanopsis
Capitanopsis is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1916. It contains six known species, all endemic to Madagascar.
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
In 2019, Paton et al. published a summary cladogram for the subtribe Plectranthinae, based on an earlier 2018 study. The formerly recognized monotypic genera Dauphinea, Madlabium and Perrierastrum were found to form a clade with three species placed in Capitanopsis, so were transferred to that genus. Capitanopsis was a sister of the newly established genus Equilabium.Species
Paton et al. recognize six species:- Capitanopsis albida Hedge
- Capitanopsis angustifolia Capuron
- Capitanopsis brevilabra Mwany., A.J.Paton & Culham, syn. Dauphinea brevilabra
- Capitanopsis cloiselii S.Moore
- Capitanopsis magentea Mwany., A.J.Paton & Culham, syn. Madlabium magenteum
- Capitanopsis oreophila Mwany., A.J.Paton & Culham, syns. Plectanthus bipinnatus, ''Perrierastrum oreophilum''