Dirichletia obovata, synonym Carphalea obovata, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae.

It is a shrub endemic to Socotra.

[2] It has small pink or lilac flowers, and has a distinctive asymmetric wing-like calyx which gradually expands to hide the developing fruit.

It is locally common in montane woodland and along wadis at lower elevations, from 100–1,100 metres elevation.

[1] This Rubioideae-related article is a stub.