Cyathodes
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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.
Species include:
A number of species formerly included in this genus are now placed in the genera Acrothamnus
, Leptecophylla
, Lissanthe
and Planocarpa.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of shrubs within the heath
Ericaceae
The Ericaceae, commonly known as the heath or heather family, is a group of mostly calcifuge flowering plants. The family is large, with roughly 4000 species spread across 126 genera, making it the 14th most speciose family of flowering plants...
family. A characteristic feature of the genus is a deeply five-cleft calyx.
Species include:
- 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
Acrothamnus
Acrothamnus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The species, which were formerly included in the genus Leucopogon, all occur in Australia...
, Leptecophylla
Leptecophylla
Leptecophylla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The genus is native to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands...
, Lissanthe
Lissanthe
Lissanthe is a genus of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia.Species include:*Lissanthe brevistyla A.R.Bean*Lissanthe pluriloculata J.M.Powell*Lissanthe powelliae Crayn & E.A.Br....
and Planocarpa.