Cyathodes

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Cyathodes
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Cyathodes petiolaris
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Epacridoideae
Tribe: Styphelieae
Genus: Cyathodes
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Cyathodes is a genus of shrubs within the family Ericaceae. A characteristic feature of the genus is a deeply five-cleft calyx. [1]

The genus was described by Jacques Labillardière based on floral characters like floral parts number, corolla shape, number of floral parts, locule number and number of seeds per locule. [2] Species include: [3]

A number of species formerly included in this genus are now placed in the genera Acrothamnus , Leptecophylla , Lissanthe and Planocarpa . [3]

References

  1. ↑ William Hillebrand. 1888
  2. ↑ Weiller, C.M. (1996). "Epacridacea, Reassessment of Cyathodes". Australian Systematic Botany. 9 (4): 491–507. doi:10.1071/sb9960491.
  3. 1 2 "Cyathodes". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
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