''Cheilotheca'' is a small

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of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family ( Ericaceae). As currently circumscribed the group includes three species.

Etymology

The genus was named by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1876.Bentham, G., Hooker, J.D. (1876) Genera Plantarum Vol. 2. Reeve & Co., London. The name is derived from the Greek word "cheilos", meaning a lip or an edge. The " theca" is a Latin term, meaning covering or sheath. Together they essentially mean "lipped sheath".

Taxonomy

Based on morphological analyses, ''Cheilotheca'' has been placed in the Ericaceae subfamily Monotropoideae.Kron, K.A., Judd, W.S., Stevens, P.F., Crayn, D.M., Anderberg, A.A., Gadek, P.A., Quinn, C.J., Luteyn, J.L. 2002. Phylogenetic classification of Ericaceae: molecular and morphological evidence. ''Botanical Review'' 68: 335-423. The exact placement of ''Cheilotheca'' within the Monotropoideae is still unknown, but morphologically the genus most closely resembles '' Monotropa'' and ''

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List of species

*'' Cheilotheca khasiana'' Hook.f. *'' Cheilotheca malayana'' Scort. ex Hook.f. *'' Cheilotheca sleumerana'' H.Keng

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Taxonomy

List of species

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