Erythrochiton

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

Erythrochiton
Erythrochiton brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Zanthoxyloideae
Genus: Erythrochiton
Nees & Mart.[1]

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


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