Callipeltis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was originally described in 1829.Steven, Christian von. 1829. Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 1: 275. The genus is found in Spain, North Africa, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, and Central Asia as far east as Pakistan and Kazakhstan.
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
References
External links Callipeltis in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae