Cyathodes
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| Cyathodes | |
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| Cyathodes petiolaris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epacridoideae |
| Tribe: | Styphelieae |
| Genus: | Cyathodes Labill. |
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]
- Cyathodes dealbata R.Br.
- Cyathodes glauca Labill.
- Cyathodes petiolaris (DC.) Druce
- 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.[3]
References
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