Calytrix

Type species: Calytrix tetragona

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Chamelaucieae
Genus: Calytrix
Species: C. angulata – C. aurea – C. brevifolia – C. cravenii – C. depressa – C. flavescens – C. fraseri – C. hirta – C. leschenaultii – C. laricina – C. retrorsifolia – C. strigosa – C. tetragona

Name

Calytrix Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 8. (1806)

• Type species: Calytrix tetragona Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 8. (1806)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lhotskya Schauer, Linnaea 10: 309 (1836)
  • Calycothrix Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen.: 107 (1837)
  • Trichocalyx Schauer, Monogr. Myrt. Xerocarp.: 86 (1840), nom. illeg.
  • Calythropsis C.A.Gardner, J. Roy. Soc. Western Australia 27: 188 (1942)

References

• Labillardière, J.H.HG. de 1806. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2: 8.
• Calytrix in: Australian Plant Census (APC) 2018. IBIS database, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Accessed: 2018 Apr. 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Calytrix in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Apr. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Calytrix. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 29 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Calytrix. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Apr. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Starflowers

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