Nine species are recognised in the first part of a revision of Carmich
aelia. These are C. astonii, C. compacta, C. corrugata, C. curta, C. j
uncea, C. monroi, C. nana, C. uniflora, and C. vexillata. C. juncea an
d C. nana have priority over several later names, and C. vexillata is
a new spe cies segregated from C. monroi. Synonymy, descriptions, dist
ribution maps, habitat, variation, and illustrations are presented for
all taxa. Conservation status is discussed for C. astonii, C. compact
a, C. curta, and C. juncea.