Cyathodes
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| Cyathodes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Cyathodes Labill. |
| Species | |
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Cyathodes is a genus of shrubs within the heath family. A characteristic feature of the genus is a deeply five-cleft calyx.[1]
Species include:[2]
- Cyathodes dealbata R.Br.
- Cyathodes glauca Labill.
- Cyathodes platystoma C.M.Weiller
- Cyathodes straminea R.Br.
A number of species formerly included in this genus are now placed in the genera Acrothamnus, Leptecophylla, Lissanthe and Planocarpa.[2]
[edit] References
- William Hillebrand. 1888. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands: a description of their phanerogams and vascular cryptogams, published by Williams & Norgate, 673 pages
[edit] Line notes
- ^ William Hillebrand. 1888
- ^ a b "Cyathodes". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Cyathodes. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
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