Erythrochiton

<i>Erythrochiton</i>

Erythrochiton

Genus of flowering plants

For the genus of beetles, see Erythrochiton (beetle).

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]

Quick Facts Erythrochiton, Scientific classification ...

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

  1. [1]
    "genus Erythrochiton". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  2. [2]
    "Erythrochiton brasiliensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  3. [3]
    "Erythrochiton delitescens information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  4. [4]
    "Erythrochiton fallax information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  5. [5]
    "Erythrochiton gymnanthus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  6. [6]
    "Erythrochiton hypophyllanthus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  7. [7]
    "Erythrochiton lindenii information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  8. [8]
    "Erythrochiton macrophyllum information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  9. [9]
    "Erythrochiton macropodum information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  10. [10]
    "Erythrochiton odontoglossus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  11. [11]
    "Erythrochiton trichanthus information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  12. [12]
    "Erythrochiton trifoliatum information from IPNI". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  13. [13]
    Heywood, V.H. (1978). Flowering Plants of the World. Mayflower Books. p. 204.


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