Calytrix

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Not to be confused with Callitris (a genus of coniferous trees) or Callithrix (a genus of New World monkeys).

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. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houtou de. 1806. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2: 8
  3. ^ Tropicos, Calytrix Labill.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens; Domain Trust. "Calytrix". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  • Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. "Calytrix". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  • "Calytrix". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  • "Calytrix". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
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