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.
Carapichea affinis (Standl.) L.Andersson - Costa Rica, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
Carapichea araguariensis
Carapichea crebinervia
Carapichea dolichophylla (Standl.) C.M.Taylor - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Carapichea fimbriflora
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