Biology:Calytrix

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants


Starflowers
Calytrix sullivanii.jpg
Calytrix tetragona
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Chamelaucieae
Genus: Calytrix
Labill.
Synonyms[1]
  • Lhotskya Schauer
  • Trichocalyx Schauer
  • Calycothrix Meisn.
  • Calythropsis C.A.Gardner

Calytrix is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1806.[2][3] They are commonly known as starflowers. Calytrix are endemic to Australia , occurring in the (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia).[1]

Species

The genus includes the following species:



References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houtou de. 1806. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2: 8
  3. Tropicos, Calytrix Labill.

Wikidata ☰ Q3112775 entry