Erythrochiton
| Erythrochiton | |
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| Erythrochiton brasiliensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Zanthoxyloideae |
| Genus: | Erythrochiton Nees & Mart.[1] |
Erythrochiton is a genus of plant in family Rutaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Erythrochiton brasiliensis Nees & Mart.[2]
- Erythrochiton delitescens Morton[3]
- Erythrochiton fallax Kallunki[4]
- Erythrochiton giganteus Kaastra & A.H.Gentry
- Erythrochiton gymnanthus Kallunki[5]
- Erythrochiton hypophyllanthus Planch. & Linden[6]
- Erythrochiton lindenii Planch. & Linden[7]
- Erythrochiton macrophyllum Makoy ex Hook.[8]
- Erythrochiton macropodum K.Krause[9]
- Erythrochiton odontoglossus Kallunki[10]
- Erythrochiton trichanthus Kallunki[11]
- Erythrochiton trifoliatum Pilg.[12]
Many species of this genus are characterised by having epiphyllous flowers, which emerge from the leaf itself, rather than the more usual site of a leaf axil, a plant axis, or its inflorescence.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "genus Erythrochiton". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ "Erythrochiton brasiliensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ "Erythrochiton delitescens information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ "Erythrochiton fallax information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ "Erythrochiton gymnanthus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ "Erythrochiton hypophyllanthus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ "Erythrochiton lindenii information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ "Erythrochiton macrophyllum information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ "Erythrochiton macropodum information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ "Erythrochiton odontoglossus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ "Erythrochiton trichanthus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ "Erythrochiton trifoliatum information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ Heywood, V.H. (1978). Flowering Plants of the World. Mayflower Books. p. 204.
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