Eriochiton

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Eriochiton
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Camphorosmoideae
Tribe: Camphorosmeae
Genus: Eriochiton
(R.H.Anderson) A.J.Scott

Eriochiton is a genus of small shrub in the family Chenopodiaceae (sensu stricto), which are included in Amaranthaceae (sensu lato) according to the APG classification.[1][2] Species are endemic to Australia.

Description[]

Species have woolly branches. The leaves are linear, silky-woolly. Flowers are solitary in the axils, the perianth is 5-lobed. Fruiting perianth hardened, silky-woolly, with 5 spines and 5 erect wings arising from the base of the lobes. Seeds horizontal.[3]

Species[]

Species include:[4]


References[]

  1. ^ "Eriochiton". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). Retrieved 2 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Wilson, Paul G. (2020). "Eriochiton". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Scott, A.J. (1978). "A revision of the Camphorosmoideae (Chenopodiaceae)". Feddes Repertorium. 89 (2–3): 101–119. doi:10.1002/fedr.19780890202.
  4. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Paczkowska, Grazyna (15 September 1995). "Eriochiton sclerolaenoides (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott Woolly Bindii". Western Australian Herbarium.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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